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REVISED    AND    ENLARGED    EDITION. 

THE    BOOK 

OF  THE 

Anrfrtit  mxb  Arn.pt**>  &rottial?  Site 

OF 

FREEMASONRY : 

CONTAINING 

INSTRUCTIONS  IN  ALL  THE  DEGREES 


THIRD  TO  THE  THIRTY-THIRD,  AND  LAST 
DEGREE  OF  THE  RITE. 

TOGETHER  WITH 

CEREMONIES  OF  INAUGURATION,  INSTITUTION,  INSTALLATION,  GRAND 

VISITATIONS,    REFECTIONS,   LODGES    OK   SORROW,  ADOPTION, 

CONSTITUTIONS,  GENERAL  REGULATIONS,  CALENDAR, 

ETC.,  ETC.,  ETC. 


BY 

CHARLES  T.  McCLENACHAN,  33°, 

THE   GRAND    MASTER  OF  CEREMONIES  OF  THE  SUPREME  COUNC.L,  NORTHERN 
JURISDICTION,    U.    S. 

jFullu  SlUustratrd. 

MACOY  PUBLISHING  &  MASONIC  SUPPLY  CO. 
45-49  John  St.,  New  York,  U.  S.  A. 

1914. 


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MUSIC  LIBRARY 

UNIVERSITY 

OF  CALIFORNIA 

BERKELEY 


VT  "VbO 

MUSI 


Entered  according  to  act  of  Congress,  in  the  vestr  iwf. 

By  The  Masonic  Publishing  &  Manufacturing  CoarpANT, 

In  the  CIerk"s  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the 
Southern  District  of  New  York. 


Copyright,  1885,  by 
E.    A.    MoClen ACHAN. 
"All  Rights  Reserved. " 

Copyright,  1899,  by 

Mrs.  Charles  T.  McClenachajt. 

"  All  Rights  Reserved." 

Copyright,  1901,  by 

Mrs.  Charles  T.  McClenachan- 

"  All  Rights  Reserved." 


Copyright.  1904,  by 

Mrs.  Charles  T.  McClenachan. 

"  All  Rights  Reserved." 


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TO 

THOSE  GREAT  PRINCIPLES 

Jratewttg  unit  ®ai?t<xtxon, 

UNITING   MAN   TO    HIS    FELLOWS, 

EMBRACING  ALL  THAT  PERTAINS 
TO 

MASONIC  BROTHERHOOD; 

AND  WHICH 

INCULCATE  ON  EARTH  THE  SUBLIME  TEACHINGS 

Love  of  God"  and  "Love  of  Neighbor," 

MAKINI!  THE  AFTER-LIFE  IN  A  BRIGHTER  WORLD 

WORTH  LIVING  FOR, 

THIS    VOLUME     IS    INSCRIBED. 


CONTENTS. 


Dedication.    3 

Proem ' 

Classification  of  Degrees 9 

11 
History ±L 

Triple  Triangle,  Emblematic 22 

Introduction  to  the  Ineffable  and  Sublime  Degrees 23 

First  Series— Symbolical  Degrees 26 

Second  Series— Ineffable  Degrees,  Prefatory 26 

Secret  Master 29 

Perfect  Master 47 

Intimate  Secretary 61 

Provost  and  Judge 69 

Intendant  of  the  Buildings 83 

Master  Elect  of  Nine $•> 

Master  Elect  of  Fifteen l05 

Sublime  Master  Elected H5 

Grand  Master  Architect 125 

Master  of  the  Ninth  Arch 137 

Grand  Elect  Mason   149 

Third  Series 1 ' 9 

Prefatory 181 

Knight  of  the  East  or  Sword 183 

Prince  of  Jerusalem 195 

Fourth  Series 213 

Prefatory 215 

Knight  of  the  East  and  West 219 

Knight  of  the  Rose-Croix,  with  attendant  ceremonials. .  243 

Fifth  Series 285 

Prefatory 287 

Grand  Pontiff 289 

Grand  Master  of  all  Symbolic  Lodges 303 

Noachite  or  Prussian  Knight •  •  •  315 

Knight  of  the  Royal  Axe 323 


6  CONTENTS. 

Chief  of  the  Tabernacle 331 

Prince  of  the  Tabernacle 347 

Knight  of  the  Brazen  Serpent 357 

Prince  of  Mercy 367 

Knight  Commander  of  the  Temple 385 

Knight  of  the  Sun 399 

Knight  of  St.  Andrew 417 

Sixth  Series 435 

Prefatory 437 

Knight  Kadosh 439 

Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Commander 453 

Sublime  Prince  of  the  Royal  Secret 467 

Supreme  Council  33d  degree,  Prefatory 489 

Inspector  General 491 

Appendix  to  the  Grand  Constitutions  of  1786 493 

Powers  and  Duties  of  Deputies 497 

Ceremony  of  Inauguration  and  Constitution  of  a  Lodge  of 

Perfection 501 

Ceremonial  Degree  at  the   Installation   of  Officers  of  the 

Lodge  of  Perfection 506 

Ceremony  of  Installation  of  a  Lodge  of  Perfection 508 

Constitution   and  Installation   of  a   Council  of  Princes   of 

Jerusalem 516 

Installation  of  Officers  of  a  Sovereign  Chapter  Rose-Croix,  526 
Inauguration  of  a  Consistoiy  of  Sublime  Princes  of  the 

Royal  Secret 533 

Installation  of  a  Consistory 538 

Ceremony  of  Baptism  in  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish 

Rite 555 

Grand  Visitations — Honors  due,  etc 577 

Forms  of  Refections,  commonly  termed  Feasts  or  Banquets. .  578 

Toasts  of  Obligation  at  Refections 579 

Directions  in  Drinking  Toasts  of  Obligation 581 

Masonic  Glossary 582 

Discipline 584 

Councils  of  Deliberation 586 

Ceremonial  for  a  Lodge  of  Sorrow 588 

Forms  of  Petition  for  Membership  and  Application  for 

Dispensation  or  Warrant 600 

Tableau  of  Officers  and  Members  of  the  Supreme  Council.  603 

Hebrew  Calendar 633 

Index 637 


PEOEM. 


The  Volume  now  presented  to  the  Masonic  public 
assumes  to  itself  no  special  originality ;  but  the  appa- 
rent want  of  a  complete  and  systematic  hand-book  for 
the  assistance  and  instruction  of  those  essaying  the 
higher  walks  of  Masonry,  in  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite,  would  seem  to  justify  the  humble  ambi- 
tion which  the  Collator  of  this  volume  has  attempted. 
His  personal  experience,  extending  through  a  period 
of  years,  has  taught  him  the  necessity  of  some  complete 
Monitor  whereby  the  beauty  and  sublimity  of  the  Rite 
could  be  more  thoroughly  and  justly  rendered. 

Deferring,  as  he  does,  with  all  respect  to  those  who 
have  preceded  him  in  similar  efforts,  he  humbly  trusts 
that  if  he  has  not  added  anything  of  value,  interest,  or 
importance  to  the  beautiful  ritual  of  the  Rite,  that  he 
may  not  be  accused  of  detracting  from  any  portion  of 
that  solemnity  and  solid  worth  which  necessarily  form 
the  basis  of  its  several  Degrees. 

If  incessant  study  and  a  practical  familiarity  with  the 
exemplification  of  the  work  can  claim  for  him  any  merit, 
he  trusts  tnat  this  volume  may  receive  favor  for  the  in- 
tention which  the  writers'  ambition  prompts,  and  that 


8  PROEM. 

those  who  follow  in  similar  paths  may  rectify  such 
errors  as  may  have  been  inadvertently  committed. 

The  Collator,  in  presenting  the  result  of  his  labors  to 
the  public,  by  no  means  would  claim  an  approach  to 
perfection ;  it  will  doubtless  be  conceded  that  in  this 
country,  so  far  as  the  various  degrees  have  been  fully 
worked,  that  while  replete  with  beauty,  moral  and  in- 
structive teachings,  their  rendering  is  still  susceptible 
of  elaboration  and  improvement. 

The  effort  of  the  Collator  has  been,  in  this  work,  to 
maintain  all  the  original  landmarks  of  the  Rite  in  their 
pristine  purity,  and  at  the  same  time  to  embellish,  so 
far  as  might  be  proper,  with  kindred  surroundings, 
many  portions  of  the  work  where  the  original  ritual 
might  seem  defective. 

In  performing  the  self-imposed  and  pleasing  task, 
which  is  thus  completed,  h  would  be  improper  to  forget 
the  aid  that  has  been  attained  from  the  writings  of  the 
Illustrious  Past  Grand  Commanders  of  the  Northern 
Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,  and  in  such  portions 
of  this  work  where  the  Rituals  and  Monitors  of  the 
Northern  and  Southern  Supreme  Councils  are  the 
same,  much  credit  is  due  to  the  Grand  Commander  of 
the  Southern  Supreme  Council,  Albert  Pike;  and  it 
must  appear  to  the  Student,  that  the  Sacred  writings 
have  been  necessarily  drawn  upon  in  this  connection, 
including  the  Koran,  Talmud,  Josephus,  Herodotus, 
the  Persian  Magi,  and  contemporaneous  writings,  as 
also  Findel,  Addison,  and  others. 


CLASSIFICATION 

OF   THE 

DEGREES  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH    RITE. 


There  are  Six  Series  of  Degrees  in  the  Order,  not  including 
that  of  Inspector-General,  or  33d  Degree,  and  contain  in  num- 
bers of  Degrees  the  following,  respectively,  3,  11,  2, — 2,  11,  3, 
to  wit: 

FIRST  SERIES. 

Symbolic  Lodge — Symbolic  Degrees. 

1.  Entered  Apprentice.        2.  Fellow  Craft.        3.  Master  Mason. 

SECOND    SERIES. 

Perfection  Lodge — Ineffable  Degrees. 

4.  Secret  Master.  10.  Knight  Elect  of  Fifteen. 

5.  Perfect  Master.  11.  Sublime  Knight  Elected. 

6.  Intimate  Secretary.  12.  Grand  Master  Architect. 

7.  Provost  and  Judge.  13.  Royal  Arch  of  Enoch. 

8.  Intendant  of  the  Buildings.      14.  Grand,  Elect,  Perfect  and 

9.  Elect  of  Nine.  Sublime  Master  Mason. 

THIRD  SERIES. 

Council  of  Princes — Historical  Degrees. 
15.  Knight  of  the  East  or  Sword.         16.  Prince  of  Jerusalem. 

1* 


10 


DEGREES   OF   THE   A.    AND  A.   RITE. 


FOURTH    SERIES. 

Rose-Croix  Chapter— Philosophical  Degrees. 
17.  Knight  of  the  East  18.  Knight  of  the  Rose-Croix 

and   West.  de  H-R-D-M. 


FIFTH  SERIES. 


.  Ireopagus — Historical  and  Philosophical  Degrees. 

19.  Grand  Pontiff. 

20.  Grand  Master  of  all 

Symbolic  Lodges. 

21.  Noachite,  or  Prussian 

Knight. 

22.  Knight  of  the  Royal  Axe. 

23.  Chief  of  the  Tabernacle. 

24.  Prince  of  the  Tabernacle 


25.  Knight  of  the  Brazen 
Serpent. 

26.  Prince  of  Mercy. 

27.  Commander  of  the  Temple. 

28.  Knight  of  the  Sun. 

29.  Knight  of  St.  Andrew,  or 
Patriarch  of  the 
Crusades. 


SIXTH  SERIES. 

i  'onsistory — Chivalric  1  Agrees. 

30.  Knight  of  Kadosh. 

31.  Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Commander. 

32.  Sublime  Prince  of  the  Royal  Secret. 


Council — Official  and   Executive. 
33.  Inspector-General— 33d  Degree  and  Last  Grade. 


HISTORY 


AXCIEST  AED  ACCEPTED  SCOTTISH  KITE. 


The  following  pages  are  not  intended  to  give  a  full 
and  elaborate  history  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish Rite;  space  cannot  be  spared  in  a  work  intended 
only  as  a  monitor  or  handbook  for  the  guidance  and 
instruction  of  those  having  an  interest  in  the  Kite  ;— yet 
it  is  deemed  proper  and  expedient  to  insert  a  brief  his- 
tory for  the  information  of  those  who  might  not  have 
the  opportunity  of  searching  and  examining  a  subject 
claiming  so  much  interest. 

The  antiquity  of  Freemasonry  and  its  ancient  history 
are  evidently  involved  in  fable,  and  the  few  authentic 
historians  whose  works  are  extant,  have  thrown  but 
little  light  upon  the  subject.  The  opinions  of  those 
who  have  written  on  Freemasonry  have  differed  with 
regard  to  its  origin  as  an  organized  institution. 

Dr.  Robison,  who,  it  is  well  known,  labored  to  identify 
Freemasonry  with  Illuminism,  ascribed  its  origin  to  the 
association  of  Dionysian  artificers;  Chevalier  Ramsay 
has  endeavored  to  prove  that  it  arose  during  the  Cru 


12  HISTORY. 

Hinles  ;  Mr.  Clinch,  that  it  originated  from  the  institution 
of  Pythagoras;  Mr.  Barruel,  that  it  is  a  continuation 
of  the  Templars,  &c. 

Bence  it  will  be  seen  that  it  has  been  allowed,  even 
by  the  most  skeptical,  to  have  been  instituted  at  a  period 
sufficiently  remote  to  entitle  it  to  the  appellation  of  "  An- 
cient ;"  and  we  may  here  dismiss  the  subject  by  noting 
the  tact  that  "its  most  learned  enemies  cannot  point  to 
the  time  when  Freemasonry  did  not  exist,  which  gives  it 
a  lame — a  pre-eminence — to  which  the  history  of  other 
institutions  affords  no  parallel." 

It  is  not  claimed  that  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish Kite  is  of  extreme  antiquity,  yet  the  frosts  of  time 
decorate  its  brow. 

Although  in  a  detached  form,  doubtless  some  of  the 
degrees  had  their  origin  as  early  as  the  fourteenth  cen- 
turv  ;  yet  the  Rite,  as  such,  germinated  in  the  latter  part 
of  the  seventeenth  century,  and  took  its  distinctive  char- 
acter in  the  beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century. 

The  late  Giles  Fonda  Yates,  a  member  of  the  British 
Archaeological  Association,  Grand  Commander  of  the 
Northern  Supreme  Council  of  the  United  States,  gave 
as  the  result  of  his  research  the  following: 

"The  proofs  are  undeniable  that  the  learning  con- 
tained in  the  "Sublime  Degrees,"  was  taught  long  pre- 
vious to  the  last  century — our  M.\  P.-.  Brother  Dalcho 
(Rev.  Doctor)  thinks  shortly  after  the  first  Crusade.  In 
Prussia,  France,  and  Scotland  the  principal  degrees  of 
our  Kin    appeared  in  an  organized  form  in  1713.     Th« 


HISTORY.  13 

unfortunate  Lord  Derwentwater  and  his  associate  Eng- 
lish brethren  were  working  in  Lodges  of  Harodim,  in 
1725,  in  Paris,  when  the  Grand  Lodge  of  England 
transmitted  to  France  the  Ancient  York  Constitutions. 
Many  Scotch  brethren  (adherents  of  the  Pretender, 
James  Stuart)  being  in  France  about  this  time,  also  cul- 
tivated some  of  the  high  degrees  of  our  rite." 

The  opponents  of  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite, 
such  as  Findel,  and  others,  assert  that  the  Rite  took  its 
origin  about  the  year  1740,  from  Michael  Andrew  Ram- 
say, a  native  of  Scotland,  generally  known  as  the 
"  Chevalier  Ramsay,"  who  was  born  at  Ayr  in  1686,  and 
died  in  St.  Germain-en-laye,  in  France,  in  1743  ;  that 
from  the  time  of  the  banishment  of  the  Stuarts  from 
England  in  1688,  secret  alliances  had  been  kept  up  be- 
tween Rome  and  Scotland,  the  Pretender  Stuart  having 
retired  in  1719  to  Rome;  that  as  these  communications 
became  more  intimate,  the  hopes  of  the  Pretender  in- 
creased ;  that  Ramsay  attempted  to  corrupt  the  loy- 
alty and  fealty  of  Freemasonry  in  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Scotland,  founded  in  1736,  and  being  unable  so  to  do, 
conceived  the  scheme  of  assembling  and  more  fully  band- 
ing together,  the  faithful  adherents  of  the  banished 
royal  family  in  the  higher  grades,  and  thiis  filling  their 
private  coffers ;  that  the  Masonic  Lodges  of  France 
were  composed  of  Scotch  conspirators  and  accomplices 
of  the  Jesuits,  who  had  sunk  so  low  they  were  ready 
to  seize  on  the  abundance  of  display  and  effect  which 
Were  presented ;    not  knowing  that  the  "  Masonic  titles 


14  HISTORY. 

in  our  'Inner  East,'  like  the  jewels  on  our  breasts,  are 
not  cherished  and  worn  by  us  for  show  or  aggrandize- 
ment, but  that  they  are  suggestive  of  holy  truths  and 
self-perfecting  duties." 

Thory,  in  the  Acta  Latamorum,  says  that  "Robert 
Bruce,  King  of  Scotland,  under  the  title  of  Robert  I., 
created  the  order  of  St.  Andrew  of  Chardon,  after  the 
battle  of  Bannockburn,  which  was  fought  June  24th, 
1314.  To  this  order  was  afterward  united  that  of  Here- 
don,  for  the  sake  of  the  Scotch  Masons,  who  formed  a 
part  of  the  thirty  thousand  troops  with  whom  he  had 
fought  an  army  of  one  hundred  thousand  Englishmen. 
King  Robert  reserved  the  title  of  Grand  Master  to  him- 
self and  his  successors  forever,  and  founded  the  Royal 
Grand  Lodge  of  Heredom  at  Kilwinning." 

Dr.  Oliver  says  "  this  Royal  Order  afterward  confined 
itself  solely  to  the  two  degrees  of  Heredom  and  Rosy- 
cross." 

The  following  is  perhaps  the  more  reliable  and  prob- 
able history  of  the  origin  of  the  degrees  of  the  Ancient 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite.  At  or  about  the  period  of  the 
Masonic  revival  and  excitement  in  the  early  part  of  the 
18th  century,  there  was  felt  a  desire  for  a  deeper  re- 
search into  the  arcana  of  Freemasonry,  and  a  thorough 
examination  of  the  esoteric  doctrines  of  the  Order.  The 
more  ardent  and  brilliant  minds  of  Europe,  determin- 
ing to  explore  the  Kabala,  and  enticed  by  so  ennobling 
a  si  inly,  resolved  to  establish  a  superior  grade  of  Ma- 
onry,  for  the  exch  sive  propagation  of  the  Mysteries  sa 


HISTORY.  15 

yet  so  little  known  to  them,  embracing  the  Historical, 
Philosophical,  and  Chivalric. 

With  this  purpose  in  view,  attempts  were  made  to 
establish  separate  and  distinct  organizations,  wherein 
these  sublime  truths  might  be  revealed  and  cultivated. 

Nearly  all  these  projects  were  ephemeral,  and  were 
outlived  by  their  projectors,  while  the  "  Rite  of  Perfec- 
tion," the  f/erm  of  the  organization  of  the  Ancient  and 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite — based  upon  the  pure  principles 
of  Maso*.;;'  and  the  elucidation  of  the  occult  mysteries, 
containing  twenty-five  degrees — gradually  approached 
development. 

Doubtless  the  course  of  the  Chevalier  Ramsay,  in 
1740,  hastened  the  consummation  of  the  systematizing 
and  embodying  the  degrees  which  had  theretofore  been 
for  many  years  detached  and  unlocated. 

Some  authorities  assert  that  this  Rite  of  Perfection  as 
an  organization  was  founded  in  1753,  while  others  insist 
that  in  1758  certain  Masons,  styling  themselves  "  Sover 
eign  Princes  and  Grand  Officers  of  the  Grand  and  Sover- 
eign Lodge  of  St.  John  of  Jerusalem,"  founded  at  Paris 
a  body  called  "The  Council  of  Emperors  of  the  East  and 
West."  This  Council  has  been  ordinarily  known  as  the 
Rite  of  Perfection,  and  according  to  Thory,  Ragon, 
Leveque,  Vidal,  Ferandie,  Clavel,  and  others,  consisted 
of  twenty-live  degrees:  in  1759  it  established  a  Coun- 
cil of  Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret  at  Bordeaux,  and  from 
this  period  began  to  extend  itself. 

By  the  year  1761,  the  Lodges,  Councils,  Chapters,  and 


16  HISTORY. 

Consistories  of*  the  Rite  had  increased  and  extended 
throughout  the  continent  of  Europe ;  on  the  27th  of 
August  of  that  year,  Stephen  Morin  was  commissioned 
Inspector-General  for  the  New  World  by  the  Grand 
Consistory  of  Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret,  convened  at 
Paris,  under  the  presidency  of  Chaillon  de  Joinville, 
Substitute  General  of  the  Order. 

When  Inspector-General  Morin  arrived  in  America, 
in  accordance  with  the  powers  vested  by  his  patent,  he 
appointed  Moses  Michael  Hays  a  Deputy  Inspector 
General,  with  the  authority  to  appoint  others. 

Deputy  Inspector  Hays  appointed  Isaac  Da  Costa 
Deputy  Inspector-General  for  the  State  of  South  Caro- 
lina. After  the  death  of  Deputy  Inspector-General  Da 
Costa,  Joseph  Myers  was  appointed  his  successor. 

On  the  25th  October,  1762,  the  Grand  Masonic  Con- 
stitutions were  finally  ratified  in  Berlin,  Prussia,  and 
proclaimed  throughout  the  world  for  the  government  of 
all  Lodges,  Councils,  Chapters,  Colleges,  and  Consis- 
tories of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  over 
the  surface  of  the  two  hemispheres.  In  the  same  year 
they  were  transmitted  to  Inspector-General  Stephen 
Morin,  who  accepted  them. 

Deputy  Inspector-General  Hays  appointed  Solomon 
Bush  Deputy  Inspector-General  for  Pennsylvania,  and 
Barend  M.  Spitzer  for  Georgia,  which  appointments 
were  confirmed  by  a  Council  of  Inspectors,  convened  in 
Philadelphia,  on  15th  June,  1781. 

On  the  1st  of  May,  1786,  the  Constitutions  of  the 


HISTORY. 


17 


Supreme  Council  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors  General 
of  the  thirty-third  and  last  degree,  were  alleged  to  hav« 
been  granted  at  Berlin,  Prussia. 

No  Supreme  Councils  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors- 
General  were  established  anywhere  in  the  world  till 
after  this  date ;  previously,  Deputy  Inspectors-General 
were  charged  with  the  powers  and  duties  now  vested  in 
such  Supreme  Councils  and  the  grand  bodies  under 
them.  In  the  new  constitution  this  high  power  was 
conferred  on  a  Supreme  Council  of  nine  brethren  in  each 
nation,  who  possessed  all  the  Masonic  prerogatives  in 
their  own  district,  while  two  Supreme  Councils  were 
provided  for  in  the  United  States  of  America  with  equal 
powers  in  their  respective  jurisdictions. 

The  first  Supreme  Council  ever  established  under  the 
new  constitution  of  1786,  was  that  at  Charleston,  whose 
jurisdiction  extended,  constitutionally,  over  the  whole 
of  the  United  States,  until  they  constituted  the  North- 
ern Supreme  Council.  Then  the  Northern  and  Southern 
Jurisdictions  were  geographically  defined. 

On  the  31st  of  May,  1801,  the  Supreme  Council  of  the 
thirty-third  degree  for  the  Southern  Jurisdiction  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  was  opened  with  the  high 
honors  of  Masonry,  by  Brothers  John  Mitchell  and  Fred- 
erick Dalcho,  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors-Genorai ;  and 
in  the  course  of  the  year  the  whole  number  of  Grand 
Inspectors-General  was  completed  agreeably  to  the 
Grand  Constitutions.  The  other  members  of  this  Coun- 
cil were  Emanuel  De  La  Motta,  Dr.  J.  Auld,  Dr.  Jaroei 


18  HISTORY. 

Moulirie,  Abraham  Alexander,  M.  C.  Livy,  Thomas  tJ. 
Bowun,  and  J.  De  Liebau. 

The  Supreme  Council  for  the  Northern  Jurisdiction 
of  the  United  States,  happily  progressing  as  it  is 
at  this  time,  requires  no  special  historic  mention  in 
detail.  Space  would  not  permit  an  examination  of  the 
trials  of  the  Rite  and  the  various  questions  that  have 
arisen,  all  which  are  now  .harmoniously  adjusted.  It  is 
sufficient  for  the  purpose  of  this  brief  history  to  say, 
that  in  every  respect  it  has  realized  all  that  the  earliest 
founders  of  the  Kite  could  have  hoped  for,  and  its  pres- 
ent supporters  desire. 

On  the  20th  of  December,  1767,  Deputy  Inspector- 
General  Francken,  appointed  by  Morin,  opened  and 
duly  constituted  a  Grand  Lodge  of  Perfection  in  Albany, 
State  of  New  York,  which  is  still  actively  at  work. 

In  1783,  Deputy  Inspector-General  Hays  established 
a  Sublime  Grand  Lodge  of  Perfection  in  Charleston, 
South  Carolina.  On  the  20th  of  February,  1788,  a  Grand 
Council  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem  was  opened  in  Charleston 
by  Myers,  Spitzer,  and  A.  Forst,  Deputy  Inspector-Gen- 
eral for  Virginia. 

In  the  year  *797,  a  chapter  of  Rose-Croix  De  II.-.  Ii.\ 
D.\  M.\  Knight  of  the  Eagle  and  Pelican,  was  instituted 
in  the  City  of  New  York.  In  this  year,  King  Solomon's 
Lodge  of  Perfection,  at  Holmes  Hole,  Martha's  Vineyard, 
which  had  been  established  since  1783  by  M.  M.  Hays  and 
Peleg  Clark,  surrendered  its  jurisdiction  over  the  threa 
symbolic  degrees  to  the  Grand  Lodge  :>f  Massar.husetta 


HISTORY.  19 

In  1802  warrants  of  constitution  were  issued  for  the 
opening  of  Sublime  Lodges  of  Perfection  in  Savannah, 
Georgia,  and  many  other  parts  of  the  United  States. 

About  1806-7,  Consistories  of  Valiant  and  Sublime 
Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret  were  organized  in  the  City 
of  New  York,  and  remained  so  until  the  formation  of 
the  Supreme  Council  for  the  Northern  Jurisdiction  oi 
the  United  States. 

Attention  is  again  called  to  the  year  1795,  when 
Colonel  John  Mitchell  was  appointed  by  Spitzer  a 
Deputy  Inspector-General,  in  the  place  of  Myers,  who 
had  removed ;  but  he  was  restricted  from  acting  until 
after  Myers'  death,  which  took  place  in  the  following 
year. 

After  the  French  Revolution  of  1793,  the  mass  of 
the  people  became  atheists,  and  with  them  the  great 
body  of  Masons ;  the  Bible,  as  a  general  thing,  was 
committed  to  the  flames,  and  sublime  Freemasonry  fell 
into  disuse ;  it  was  not  until  after  the  establishment 
of  the  Supreme  Council  at  Charleston,  in  1801,  that  the 
sublime  system  was  revived  in  France,  by  the  establish- 
ment of  a  Supreme  Council  at  Paris,  in  1804,  by  Count 
De  Grasse,  Grand  Inspector-General,  under  authority 
from  the  Charleston  Council.  The  Paris  Supreme 
Council  still  exists. 

The  Grand  Orient  of  France,  which  before  this  held  an 
existence  only  as  a  "  Symbolic  Grand  Lodge  of  Master 
Masons,"  immediately  commenced  her  assumed  juris- 
diction over  all   the   decrees  of  the  Ancient    and  Ac- 


20  HISTORY. 

Accepted  Scottish  Rite;  hence  a  question,  which  to  thii 
day  remains  in  abeyance. 

In  1825  a  special  grant  to  Brothers  Fowler,  Bryant, 
and  McGill  was  issued  by  the  Supreme  Council  for  the 
Southern  Jurisdiction,  for  the  establishment  of  a  Su- 
preme Council,  thirty-third  degree,  in  Dublin,  Ireland. 

Thus  from  time  to  time  Supreme  Councils  have  been 
established  in  almost  every  nation  of  the  globe. 

The  following  are  extracts  from  the  published  report 
of  the  Southern  Supreme  Council,  on  the  4th  day  of 
December,  1802  : 

"On  the  21st  of  January,  1802,  a  warrant  of  Consti- 
tution passed  the  seal  of  the  Grand  Council  of  Princes 
of  Jerusalem,  for  the  establishment  of  a  Master  Mark 
Mason's  Lodge,  in  the  City  of  Charleston,  South  Caro- 
lina." "  Besides  those  degrees  which  are  in  regular 
succession,  most  of  the  Inspectors  are  in  possession  of  a 
number  of  detached  degrees,  given  in  different  parts  of 
the  world ;  and  which  they  generally  communicate,  free 
of  expense,  to  those  brethren  who  are  high  enough  to 
understand  them,  such  as  '  Select  Masons  of  twenty- 
seven,  and  the  Royal  Arch  as  given  under  the  Consti- 
tution of  Dublin,  six  degrees  of  Maconnerie  d' Adoption, 
Compagnon  Ecossais,  le  Maitre  Ecossais,  and  le  Grand 
Maitre  Ecossais,'  etc.,  etc.,  making  in  the  aggregate 
fifty-three  degrees." 

As  to  the  Mark  and  Past  Master's  degrees,  all  author- 
ity over  them  was  surrendered  to  the  Royal  Arch  Chap- 
ters, at  that  time  springing  into  existence. 


HISTORY.  21 

The  Royal  and  Select  Masters'  Degrees  were  side  01 
detached  degrees  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish 
Rite.  In  the  Southern  States  of  the  Union,  the  Supreme 
Council  initiated,  chartered,  and  fostered  Councils  of 
Royal  and  Select  Masters ;  and  as  rapidly  as  they  were 
Belf-sustaining,  they  became  independent. 

In  this  wise  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  has 
gradually  thrown  aside  the  detached  degrees,  and  rarely 
confers  any,  except  the  grades  designated  in  the  regular 
series.  The  Rite  is  in  amity  with  Symbolic  Grand 
Lodges,  Grand  Chapters,  Councils  of  Royal  and  Select 
Masters,  and  Grand  Commanderies,— recognizing  no 
other  bodies  claiming  to  be  Masonic. 


Supreme  Councils  are  the  governing  power  over 
all  Masonry  in  many  nations.  A  Synoptical  History 
of  all  the  Supreme  Councils  that  have  ever  existed, 
Math  the  mode  of  formation  in  chronological  order, 
by  the  Author  of  this  volume,  is  published  in  the 
Proceedings,  Supreme  Council,  Northern  Jurisdic- 
tion, for  1881,  pp.  123-150. 

A  Congress  of  the  Representatives  of  eighteen  Su- 
preme Councils  held  at  Lausanne,  Switzerland,  22d 
September,  1875,  recognized  and  proclaimed  the  Con- 
stitutions and  Statutes  of  May  1st,  1786,  by  whom- 
soever written  and  promulgated,  and  promised  to 
maintain  and  defend  with  all  their  power,  to  preserve 
and  cause  to  be  observed  and  respected,  the  territo- 
rial jurisdiction  of  the  22  Supreme  Councils  named 
in  their  schedule,  among  which  were  those  of  the 
Northern  and  the  Southern  Jurisdiction  of  the  U.  S. 


22  HISTORY. 

This  compact  still  exists  in  all  its  integrity.  The 
progress  of  these  regular  Supreme  Councils  is  re- 
markable, and  their  future,  without  a  shadow,  is  in 
the  full  tide  of  prosperity.  The  sublime  teachings 
of  the  Kite  rind  a  ready  response  in  every  Masonic 
heart  ;  fraternal  association  binds  man  to  his  fellow, 
and  the  profane  world  may  receive  a  lesson  of  wis- 
dom ami  humanity  through  a  careful  observance  of 
its  beautiful  precepts. 

REGULAR 
SUPREME  COUNCILS  OF  THE  WORLD. 

Supreme  Council.  Orient.  Constituted. 

South.  Jur.  U.  s Charleston May    31, 1801 

France Paris Sept.  :J2, 1804 

Spain Madrid July     4,1811 

North. Jur.  T.S Boston Aug.     5,  1813 

'Belgium     Bruxelles Mar.   11,1817 

Ireland Dublin June  11,  1826 

Brazil    Rjo  de  Janeiro 1829 

Per" Lima Nov.     2,1830 

NewGranada Cartajena 183:} 

England,  etc London Oct.    26,  1845 

Scotland Edinburgh  1846 

Uruguay Montevideo 1856 

Argentine  Kep Buenos  Ayres Sept.  13,  1858 

Italy Koine 185g 

Colon(Cnba) Havana Mar.   25,1859 

Me* 'CO Mexico April  28,  1868 

Portugal Lisbon Oct.    30,  1869 

Chili Valparaiso May    11, 1870 

Central  America Guatemala Nov.  27, 1870 

Greece Athens july  24,1878 

Switzerland Lausanne Mar.   30,  1873 

Canada Montreal Oct.     16,  1S7 1 

Bgypl Cairo 1878 

Tunis Turn'- May    11,1880 

*  enezuela Caracas 1825 

Paraguay Asuncion 

These  Supreme  Councils  accomplish  the  number  26. 


[orable  Symbolic  Sfamspa«m{g  (or  the  (tat, 


BODIES  WORKING  IN  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE. 


Movable  Slides. — Sun,  Moon,  Star,  Ineffable  Name,  Corrugated 
Crimson  Plate,  with  Mica  Reflector  and  Argand  Gas-Burner,  op- 
erating in  the  triple  triangle. 

The  characters  in  the  interstices  are  the  initials  of  the  nine 
tacred  words. 

The  Ineffable  Tetragrammaton  may  appropriately  be  in  Enoch- 
ian  character. 

Additional  expressive  slides  to  the  above  may  be  used  to  ad- 
vantage^— such  as  the  sacred  words  of  other  Governing  Sul>ordi- 
nate  Bodies. 


22* 


REFERENCES   TO   PLAN   OF   TEMPLE.  22c 


REFERENCES  TO  PLAN  OF  TEMPLE. 

1.  "Wall  round  courts,  with  13  openings. 

2.  The  Chel  ;  space  between  smaller  wall  and  wall  of  court. 

3.  Shops. 

4.  Small  Sanhedrin.     Contained  3  rows  of  23  men  each. 

5.  Eastern  Gate.     The  chief  gate,  called  ••Beautiful."    (Acts. 
iii.  2.) 

6.  Court  of  Women,  with  chests  at  the  entrances  for  offerings. 

7.  Chamber  of  Wood,  arranged  for  each  day's  use. 

8.  Chamber  of  Nazarites,  for  boiling  peace-offerings  and  burn- 
ing hair. 

9.  Chamber  of  lepers,  where  they  shaved  their  hair. 

10.  Chamber  of  Oil,  for  the  candlestick  and  Hour-offerings. 

11.  Second  Small  Sanhedrin.      Contained  3  rows  of  23  men 
each. 

12.  Chambers  of  Music,  under  the  court,  for  instruments  and 
vocal  practice. 

13.  Gate  of  Nicanor,  approached  by  15  steps. 

14.  Court  of  Israel.      Length.  1ST  cubits  ;  breadth,  11  cubics. 

15.  Chambers  of  Vestments  and  Spieery. 

16.  Place  of  Blessing.     A  landing  of  3  steps. 
IT.  Chambers  for  salt,  water,  and  skins. 

18.  Slaughter-house, 
lit.  Tables  of  cleansing. 

20.  Altar  of  Burnt-offerings. 

21.  The  Ascent  to  the  Altar,  the  which  it  was  not  permitted  to 
touch. 

22.  Court  of  Priests.     Length.  135  cubics  ;  breadth,  11  cubits. 

23.  Place  of  Ashes. 

24.  The  Laver  and  its  pedestal. 

25.  The  Draw-well. 

26.  Steps  to  the  Porch  :  3  +  1  +  2  +  4+1  =  11  steps  to  the 
Porch. 

27.  Two  Pillars — Jachin  and  Boaz. 

28.  The  Porch.     In  length  70  cubits,  in  breadth  11  cubits. 

29.  Chambers  of  Broken  Knives. 

30.  Veil  at  entrance  of  Porch,  20  by  40  cubits. 


22d     references  to  tlan  of  temple. 

31.  1'noccupied  space,  called  "Circumference"  and  "The 
Descent  <>f  Rain-water." 

32.  Chambers  round  Sanctuary  :  :>  tiers,  one  above  the  other; 
total,  38. 

33.  The  Middle  Chamber,  but  not  so  specially  designated. 
Two  tiers  high. 

34.  Door  of  Sanctuary  ;  11  by  20  cubits. 

35.  Golden  Altar  of  Incense. 

36.  Candlestick. 

37.  Golden  Table  of  Shewbread. 

38.  Two  golden  Pedestals,  on  which  to  temporarily  place  the 
blood  of  the  bullock  and  goat. 

39.  Two  Veils,  within  the  traksin.  or  part  it  ion-wall,  which  was 
a  cubit  in  width.  The  veils  did  not  touch  each  other  by  three 
hand-breadths ;  hence  the  separation  of  the  Holy  Place  from  tha 
Holy  of  Holies. 

40.  Holy  of  Holies  :  20  by  20  cubits. 

41.  Ark,  resting  on  Stone  of  Foundation. 

42.  Chamber  of  Mokcd  (Burning),  and  chambers  for  sheep, 
baking,  etc. 

43.  House  of  Nitzus,  for  the  guard. 

44.  Gates. 

4-"i.  Chambers  for  supply  of  water  and  wood. 
4'!.  Chamber  of  Hewn  Stone,  for  Great  Sanhedrin  ;  3  rows  ot 
2-\  men  each. 
47.    Water-gate  for  the  Altar. 
4*.  Upper  Chamber  of  Abtinas.     A  watch-chamber. 


INTRODUCTION 


INEFFABLE  AND   SUBLIME   DEGREES    OF  THE  ANCIENT  AJTD 
ACCEPTED    SCOTTISH    RITE. 


HILE  the  degrees  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  rite  commence 
with  the  Entered  Ap- 
prentice, Fellow  Craft  or 
Companion,  and  Master 
Mason,  yet  in  the  United 
States  all  authority  over 
these  degrees  by  the  Su- 
preme Councils  is  waived, 
and  they  are  exclusively 
administered  by  the  Blue  or  Symbolic  Lodges,  working 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  Grand  Lodges  and  the  repre- 
sentative system.  In  other  countries,  the  first  three 
degrees  are  given  in  Lodges  of  Perfection. 

It  is  advisable  to  confer  the  first  three  degrees  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite  on  candidates  before 
further  advancement. 

The  Ineffable  degrees  begin  with  the  fourth  or  Secret 
Master,  and  conclude  with  the  fourteenth,  or  degree  of 
Perfection.  It  is  not  required  that  a  candidate  should 
be  in  possession  of  any  other  than  the  Symbolic  degree* 


24  BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 

To  open  a  Lodge  of  Grand  Elect  Masons,  opens 
all  the  degrees  contained  within  it:  —  but  a  body 
of  any  degree  may  be  opened  or  closed  independ- 
ently. 

The  order  of  business  in  bodies  of  the  rite  is  as  fol- 
lows: 

1.  The  reading  of  the  records  of  the  previous  comrau 
nication  or  communications  as  yet  unread  and  approved. 
It  is  judicious  at  every  session  that  the  record  be  read 
immediately  before  closing,  that  proper  corrections,  if 
any,  may  be  made,  and  before  the  formal  record  is 
made  up. 

2.  Report  from  the  Grand  Hospitaller  or  Almoner  of 
any  special  case  for  relief  or  assistance. 

3.  Reports  of  Standing  Committees. 

4.  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

5.  Applications  for  reception  or  admission  to  mem- 
bership. 

6.  Receptions. 

7.  Unfinished  Business. 

8.  New  Business. 

9.  Passing  the  Box  of  Fraternal  Assistance: — no 
body  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite  can 
ever  be  closed  without  so  doing, — and  any  member 
wishing  to  retire  before  being  called  upon  by  the  Grand 
Hospitaller,  must  deposit  his  contribution  in  the  box 
provided  and  placed  near  the  seat  of  the  Junior  Warden. 

The  amount  collected  is  under  the  immediate  charge 
of  the  Grand  Hospitaller  or  Almoner,  and  is  dispensed 
by  him  with  the  consent  of  the  presiding  officer, — first  to 
a  worthy  distressed  brother ;  or  if  there  be  none  such, 
then  to  some  needy  and  deserving  profane:  in  either 
case  not  permitting  the  recipient  to  know  from  what 
source  the  relief  comes. 


INTRODUCTION.  25 

All  brethren  are  required  to  be  clothed  with  the 
apron,  collar,  and  jewel  of  the  body  in  which  the  degree 
is  open,  or  that  of  a  higher  grade. 

It  is  not  essential  that  all  the  brethren  should  be 
clothed  in  the  regalia  of  the  degree  being  worked  at  a 
reception,  as  this  would  lead  to  unnecessary  expendi- 
ture, accumulation  of  clothing  and  depositories.  One 
or  more,  for  exemplification,  are  recommended,  or  so 
many  sets  as  are  essential  for  the  proper  exhibit  of  the 
drama  of  the  degree,  and  the  remainder  of  the  brethren 
are  clothed  in  the  highest  grade  of  the  series. 

The  records  of  bodies,  from  the  fourth  to  the  thirty- 
first  inclusive,  are  termed  "Engraved  Tablets;"  those 
of  Consistories  and  the  Supreme  Council,  "Balustres." 

The  Battery  of  mourning,  is  made  by  the  blow  beincr 
given  upon  the  left  fore-arm. 

In  closing  bodies  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite, 
the  following  formula  should  immediately  precede  so 
doing. 

The  presiding  officer  asks  of  his  First  Assistant  if  he 
has  any  thing  further  to  bring  before  the  body,  for  the 
benefit  of  Masonry  in  general,  of  the  Ancient  and  Ac- 
cepted Scottish  rite,  or  of  that  body  in  particular. 

If  the  First  Assistant  has  nothing  to  offer,  the  same 
query  is  made  to  the  Second  Assistant ;  and  if  he  has 
nothing  to  offer,  both  of  the  Assistants  are  directed  to 
make  known  to  the  brethren  in  their  respective  valleys, 
that  if  any  one  of  them  has  any  thing  which  he  desires 
to  offer  for  the  benefit,  etc.,  the  floor  is  tendered  to 
him. 

If  nothing  is  offered,  the  Assistants  reply  to  the  pre- 
siding officer  that  silence  reigns  in  their  respective  val- 
leys. 

The  following  formula  is  required  in  the  declaration 


26  BOOK    OF   THE    A.    AND    A.    KITE. 

either  of  opening  or  closing  an  assemblage  in  the  An- 
cient and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  : 

"  To  the  Glory  of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe 
— ///  ///'-  name  <nnl  under  the  auspices  of  the  Supreme 
Council  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors- General  of  tin- 
thirty-third  and  last  degree,  for  the  Xorthern  Masonic 
Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States  of  America,  and  by 
virtue  of  the  authority  on  me  conferred,  I  deduct-  the 
works  of"  etc. 


FIRST    SERIES. 

The  symbolic  degrees  of  Entered  Apprentice,  Fellow 
Craft  or  Companion,  and  Master  Mason,  are  conferred 
in  a  Symbolic  Lodge  in  the  United  States,  and  reference 
to  them  here  is  not  deemed  essential. 


SECOND    SERIES. 

THE    INEFFABLE     DEGREES     CONFERRED    IN    A    LODGE    0# 
PERFECTION. 

Unless  it  is  expressly  stated  to  the  contrary,  the 
officers  in  a  Lodge  of  any  of  the  Ineffable  degrees  are 
as  follows : 

1 .  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master ; 

2.  Deputy  Grand  Master ; 

3.  Senior  Grand  Warden  ; 

4.  Junior  Grand  Warden  ; 

5.  Orator ; 


PREFATORY.  27 

6.  Treasurer  ; 

7.  Secretary ; 

8.  Master  of  Ceremonies  ; 

9.  Hospitaller ; 

10.  Captain  of  the  Guard  ; 

11.  Tiler; 

and  are  stationed  as  designated  in  the  diagram  under 
the  title  of  Degree  of  Perfection  (page  151). 

The  first  four  officers  of  a  Lodge  of  Perfection  must 
be  possessed  of  the  16th  grade. 

The  number  of  regular  members  of  a  Lodge  of  Per- 
fection does  not  exceed  27  ;  but  of  late  years  this  rit- 
ualistic law  has  been  abrogated. 

Beside  the  festivals  of  the  24th  of  June  and  27th  of 
December  (the  two  Sts.  John's  days),  the  Lodges  every 
year  celebrate  the  building  of  the  first  temple  of  the 
Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe,  on  the  15th  day  of 
Tishrij  when  "  the  Prince  most  ancient  and  high  in  de- 
grees shall  preside.  If  the  Wardens  are  the  least  an- 
cient, their  places  shall  be  filled  by  those  most  ancient  in 
degrees,  whom  the  T.  P.  Grand  Master  shall  name; "  and 
the  same  rale  is  to  be  observed  with  the  other  officers. 
The  Lodges  also  observe  the  9th  day  of  the  5th  month 
Ab,  in  memory  of  the  destruction  of  the  first  temple. 

At  all  receptions,  the  Orator  makes  discourses  in 
illustration  of  the  Order,  instructs  the  new  brethren, 
and  explains  to  them  the  mysteries,  and  exhorts  them 
to  continue  their  zeal,  fervor,  and  constancy.  If  he  has 
observed  any  indiscretion  or  dispute,  he  informs  the 
Lodge  of  it,  and  takes  measures  accordingly. 

If  a  brother  is  a  prey  to  misfortune,  it  is  the  duty  oi 
every  brother  to  endeavor  to  alleviate  his  unhappy  sit 
uation. 


28  BOOK   OF   THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  "Hospitable  Brother"  to  visit  aU 
sick  brethren,  and  see  that  they  are  well  attended  to. 

If  any  brother  is  taken  sick,  and  it  shall  come  to  the 
knowledge  of  any  member,  he  shall  give  early  advice  of 
it  to  the  Hospitable  Brother  and  to  the  Lodge,  that  the 
necessary  succor  may  be  administered. 

Should  a  brother  die,  all  the  brethren  are  expected  to 
attend  and  assist  at  his  funeral,  in  the  usual  manner. 
It  is  most  proper  that  the  Lodge  be  then  opened  in  the 
Perfect  Masters  degree. 

Secrecy  in  reference  to  the  mysteries,  as  well  as  the 
transactions  of  the  Lodge  regarding  the  character  of  a 

o  o  o 

brother  or  applicant,  being  an  indispensable  obligation, 
the  T.\  Potent  should  always,  before  closing  his  Lodge, 
remind  the  brethren  of  their  duty  in  this  respect,  and 
enforce  it  in  the  usual  manner  and  form. 

It  is  the  duty  of  every  subordinate  body  in  the  An- 
cient and  Accepted  Scottish  rite  to  make  annual  returns 
to  the  Supreme  Council  of  its  transactions  during  the 
year;  and  its  By-Laws,  before  becoming  effective, 
should  be  submitted  to  the  Deputy  for  the  State  for 
his  approval,  and  a  copy  transmitted  to  the  Secretary- 
General  of  the  Supreme  Council,  for  filing. 

In  cases  of  expulsions,  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of  the 
members  piesent  should  be  required. 


FOURTH  DEGREE. 


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ARGUMENT. 

This  grade,  as  chronologically  arranged,  originated  with  Kin^ 
Solomon,  immediately  after  the  assassination  of  Hiram  the 
builder,  and  at  the  time  the  Temple  was  but  partially  constructed. 

The  King  of  Israel  selected  seven  of  the  most  worthy  and  ex- 
pert brethren,  Master  Masons,  and  appointed  them  special  guar- 
dians of  the  Sanctum  Sanctorum,  and  of  the  sacred  furniture  of 
that  most  Holy  Place.  They  were  called  Secret  Masters,  and  as 
in  due  time  they  were  advanced  to  higher  grades,  and  thus  va- 
cancies were  created,  others  were  selected  to  fill  their  places. 
But  one  guard  was  on  duty  at  a  time,  yet  seven  were  selected, 
and  this  is  termed  the  mysterious  number  of  this  ctegree,  it  having 
many  allusions,  to  the  seven  cardinal  virtues ;  to  happiness,  to 
which  our  brethren  thought  there  were  seven  degrees;  to  the 
seven  stages  of  life ;  to  the  seven  laws  or  principles  of  Noah, 
given  for  the  government  of  his  posterity  ;  and  to  the  seven  days 
of  the  week, — the  last  having  been  set  apart  for  the  great  teach- 
ing of  tiiis  degree,  Secrecy  and  Silence.  This  degree  forma  • 
beautiful  introduction  to  the  Ineffable  series. 


SECRET   MASTER. 

In  the  grey  dawn  of  morning,  even  before  the  sun 
rising  over  Mount  Olivet  flushed  with  crimson  the 
walls  of  the  Temple,  the  chosen  few,  awe-stricken  and 
grave,  had  assembled.  The  light  from  the  seven-branch 
candlestick  in  the  East  was  reflected  back  from  the 
golden  floor,  from  the  brazen  hiver  of  water,  with 
hyssop  and  napkins,  but  fell  somberly  on  the  heavv 
drapings  of  the  sack-cloth  on  the  walls.  Amidst  the 
prayers  and  exhortations,  and  the  solemn  chanting  of 
the  Levites,  the  seven  entered  into  a  mystic  bond,  and 
the  duty  of  secrecy  and  silence  was  laid  upon  them. 
And  then  the  doors  of  cedar  and  olive  wood  heavily 
carved  and  gilded  were  opened,  the  veils  of  blue,  and 
purple,  and  scarlet,  and  richly  embroidered  white  linen 
were  drawn  aside,  and  the  mysteries  of  the  Holy  of 
Holies  revealed  to  them. 

Xone  but  the  Priests  and  Levites  had  entered  the 
Sanctum  Sanctorum  since  the  Sacred  Ark  had  been 
brought  thither,  and  now  as  the  Seven  Secret  Sentinels 
put  off  their  shoes  and  washed  their  feet,  and  stepped 
over  the  golden  threshold,  they  stood  in  silence  blinded 
with  the  light  that  burst  upon  them.  The  spreading 
wings  of  the  Cherubim  covered  the  Ark  of  the  Cove- 
nant, but  from  all  sides  the  walls  glittered  with  gold 
and  precious  stones. 

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SECRET  MASTER. 


SECRET  MASTER. 

TBS  FOURTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTEJ 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  FIRST  DEGREE  OF  1'HE  IN 
EFFABLE    SERIES. 


THE  LODGE  AND  ITS  DECORATIONS. 

The  Lodge  of  Secret  Masters  represents  the  Holy  Place 
or  Sanctuary  of  the  Temple;  is  hung  in  black,  strewed 
with  white  tears,  and  contains  the  brazen  salver  of  pure 
water,  with  napkins  and  bunch  of  hyssop,  the  seven- 
branch  candlestick,  which  is  burning  in  the  East,  and 
which  is  the  only  light  in  the  Lodge. 

The  Sanctuary  is  separated  from  the  Holy  of  Holies 
by  a  balustrade  of  white  marble  and  heavy  hangings 
of  black.  In  the  balustrade  of  white  marble  there  is 
one  door  of  two  leaves,  made  of  olive-wood  and  beauti- 
fully ornate.  Immediately  in  front  of  this  entrance  are 
four  small  columns  of  white,  in  quadrangular  position, 
united  by  rods,  from  which  hangings  of  four  colors, 
white,  blue,  purple,  and  crimson,  are  suspended:  on 
either  side  of  all  these  are  two  brazen  columns  support* 
ing  each  a  sphere. 


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BOOK    OP    THE  A.   AND  A.    RITE. 


Over  the  East  is  a  large  circle,  composed  of  a  seipent 
having  its  tail  in  its  mouth,  enclosing  three  luminous 
triangles  interlaced,  forming  nine  beams  with  a  blazing 
*tar  in  the  centre.  In  the  centre  of  the  star  is  a  %  and 
in  the  interstices  of  the  interlacing  triangles,  the  char- 
acters E,  A,  J.  J,  Y,  A,  0.  A,  H,  which  are  the 
initials  of  the  nine  sacred  words. 

Within  the  East  is  represented  the  Sanctum  Sancto- 
rum of  King  Solomon's  Temple,  which  afterwards 
contained  the  holy  ark  of  the  covenant,  the  ten  golden 
candlesticks,  the  tablets  of  the  law,  the  veiled  pillar  of 
beauty,  the  Enochian  column,  etc. 

The  jewels  of  the  officers  are  in  crape,  as  the  Lodge 
is  in  mourning  for  the  G.\  M.\  Hiram.  The  furniture 
is  also  draped  in  black. 

The  altar  of  perfumes,  which  is  in  the  Southeast 
corner  of  the  Sanctuary,  during  a  Reception  is  burning 


SECRET   MASTER.  35 

No  working-tools  are  used  in  this  Lodge,  for  the 
reason  that  the  labors  on  the  Temple  were  suspended 
after  the  death  of  Hiram  the  Builder. 

OFFICERS. 

The  Thrice  Potent,  who  represents  King  Solomon,  in 
the  East. 

The  Grand  Inspector,  who  represents  Adoniram,  son 
of  Abda,  in  the  West. 

The  Treasurer  is  seated  as  in  Perfection. 

The  Secretary  "  "  " 

The  Grand  Orator  "  "  " 

The  Master  of  Ceremonies  is  seated  as  in  Perfection. 

The  Captain  of  the  Guard         "  "  " 

The  Sentinel,  with  drawn  sword,  in  front  of  the  small 
curtains  at  the  entrance  to  the  Holy  of  Holies. 

CLOTHING. 

The  King,  seated  in  front  and  to  the  left  of  the 
guarded  entrance  to  the  Holy  of  Holies,  is  robed  in 
black,  bordered  with  ermine,  holding  a  sceptre  and 
crowned;  he  wears  a  wide  blue  sash  from  right  to  left, 
to  which  is  attached  a  delta  of  gold. 

On  the  triangular  altar  to  his  left  are  the  apron,  col- 
lar, gloves,  and  jewel  of  the  degree,  and  a  white  robe; 
also  a  wreath  of  olive  and  laurel. 

The  Grand  Inspector  is  seated  in  the  West,  wears  a 
white  robe  and  covering,  and  the  apron,  collar,  gloves, 
and  jewel  of  the  degree,  and  holding  a  drawn  sword. 

All  the  officers  are  clothed  similar  to  the  Grand  In- 
spector, but  having  their  appropriate  jewels,  which  cor- 
respond with  those  of  the  same  official  stations  in  tha 
degree  of  Perfection 


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BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


Apron* — White,  bordered  with  black,  with  blue  flap, 
on  the  flap  an  eye  worked  in  gold ;  on  the  area  of  the 
apron,  the  letter  Z  within  a  wreath  of  olive  and  laureL 

Collar — Wide  white  ribbon,  edged  with  black ;  at  the 
bottom  a  black  rosette,  to  which  is  suspended  the  jewel. 


Jewel — An  ivory  key  with  the  letter  Z  on  the  wards. 

Gloves — White,  with  the  wristbands  bordered  with 
black,  and  turned  over. 

Hours  of  Work — From  dawn  to  close  of  day. 

Battery — •  ••••••      At    a   Reception    given    in 

mourning. 

Moral — Secrecy,  or  Silence  and  Fidelity. 

Symbolic  Age — Seven. 

All  present  except  the  officers  are  robed  in  black. 
During  a  Reception,  the  Treasurer's  station  is  vacant, 
as  there  can  be  but  seven  Secret  Masters. 


*  The  aprons  of  the  Ineffable  degrees  are  defined  in  the  North- 
ern Jurisdiction  as  being  triangular — those  of  the  Southern  Juris 
diction,  as  squaie. 


SECRET  MASTER.  37 


OPENING. 


2V.  P.'.  What  are  you  taught  as  a  Secret  Master? 

G.\  I.\  The  duty  of  Secrecy  and  Silence. 

T.\  P.'.  What  is  the  hour? 

G.'.  I.'.  The  morning  star  has  driven  away  the 
shades  of  night,  and  the  great  light  begins  to  glad- 
den our  Lodge. 

T.\  P.'.  As  the  morning  star  is  the  forerunner  of 
the  great  light  which  begins  to  shine  on  our  Lodge, 
and  we  are  all  Secret  Masters,  it  is  time  to  commence 

our  labors. 

•  •  • 

Whoso  draweth  nigh  to  the  contemplation  of  the 
Ineffable  mysteries,  should  put  off  the  shoes  of  his 
worldly  conversations;    for  the  place  whereon  he 


38  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

stands  is  holy  ground.  Set  a  watch,  O  Jehovah, 
before  my  mouth,  and  keep  thou  the  door  of  my 
lips. 

Brother  Adonirain,  you  will  give  notice,  that  I  am 
about  to  open  a  Lodge  of  Secret  Masters  by  the 
sacred  number. 


RECEPTION. 

The  candidate  is  robed  in  black,  etc. 

*  *  *  *  • 

LESSON. 

T.\  P.'.  The  Lord  of  hosts  shall  be  exalted  in 
judgment,  and  God  that  is  holy  shall  be  sanctified  in 
righteousness. 

Chant.  O  Lord!  have  mercy  upon  us,  for  thy 
goodness  endureth  forever. 

G:.  L'.  Woe  unto  them  that  draw  iniquity  with 
cords  of  vanity  and  sin,  as  it  were  with  a  rope. 

Chant.  O  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

T.\  P.\  Woe  unto  them  that  call  evil  good,  and 
good  evil ;  that  put  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for 
darkness;  that  put  bitter  for  sweet,  and  sweet  for 
bitter. 


SECRET   MASTER.  39 

Chant.  0  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

G.'.  I.'.  I  saw  the  Lord  sitting  upon  a  throne,  high 
and  lifted  up,  and  his  train  filled  the  temple.  Above 
it  stood  the  seraphim :  each  one  had  six  wings  ;  with 
twain  he  covered  his  face,  with  twain  he  covered  his 
feet,  and  with  twain  he  did  fly. 

Chant.  0  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

T.\  P.\  And  one  cried  unto  another,  saying  : 
Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts ;  the  whole 
earth  is  full  of  his  glory. 

Chant.  O  Lord  !  have  mercy,  etc. 

G.'.  I.\  And  the  posts  of  the  door  moved  at  the 
voice  of  him  that  spake,  and  the  heavens  were  filled 
with  smoke. 

Chant.  O  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

T.\  P.'.  Then  said  I,  Woe  is  me !  for  I  am  undone  : 
because  I  am  a  man  of  unclean  lips,  for  my  eyes  have 
seen  the  King,  the  Lord  of  hosts.  Then  flew  one  of 
the  seraphim  unto  me,  having  a  live  coal  in  his  hand, 
which  he  had  taken  from  off  the  altar,  and  he  laid  it 
upon  my  mouth,  and  said  :  Lo,  this  hath  touched  thy 
lips ;  thine  iniquity  is  taken  away,  and  thy  sin  is 
purged. 

Chant.  O  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

G:.  I:.  Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul ;  and  all  that  is 
within  me,  bless  his  holy  name.  Bless  the  lord,  0 
my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his  benefits. 

Chant.  0  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

T:.  P.'.  Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ;  who 
healeth   all   thy  diseases ;  who  redeemeth   thy  life 


4:0  BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

from  destruction ;  who  crowneth  thee  with  loving 
kindness  and  tender  mercies. 

Chant.  O  Lord!  have  mercy,  etc. 

G.'.  I.'.  He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins  ; 
nor  rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities.  For  as 
the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth,  so  great  is  his 
mercy  towards  them  that  fear  him. 

Chant.  O  Lord !  have  mercy,  etc. 

T.\  P.\  As  for  man,  his  days  are  but  as  grass  :  as 
a  flower  of  the  field,  so  he  nourisheth.  For  the  wind 
passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone ;  and  the  place  thereof 
shall  know  it  no  more. 

PRAYER. 

Our  Father,  who  dost  rule  the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  and  all  that  in  them  is  :  Thou  Great  Supreme, 
who  art  the  Author  of  every  good  and  every  perfect 
gift :  deign  to  guide  us  in  our  endeavor  to  combat 
darkness,  and  to  direct  the  mind  and  thoughts  of  this 
our  brother  at  the  threshold,  in  the  solemn  approach 
to  the  innermost  mysteries  of  thy  holy  Temple,  where 
we  seek  for  truth,  for  the  full  understanding  of  the 
divine  lessons  contained  in  thy  "Word,"  and  the 
final  attainment  of  the  salvation  of  the  soul  immortal. 

May  this  brother  feel  that  the  doctrines  contained 
in  the  new  vows  he  is  now  about  to  assume,  are  wor- 
thy of  his  noblest  Masonic  thoughts  and  of  his  holiest 
reverence. 

Aid  us,  0  Lord !  to  so  instruct  him  to  look  within 
his  own    heart — that    innermost  sanctuary-  -that    he 


SECRET  MASTER. 


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may  prepare   to  receive   the  impress  of  thy  Holy 
Name,  which  shall  be  a  seal  of  eternal  life. 

In  thee,  0  Lord!  alone  resides  the  power!  To 
thee  be  all  the  glory.     Amen. 

Woe  unto  those  who  aspire  to  that  for  which  they 
are  unfitted. 

Woe  unto  those  who  assume  a  burden  which  they 
cannot  bear. 

Woe  unto  those  who  assume  duties  lightly,  and 
afterwards  neglect  them. 

Duty  is  with  us  always,  inflexible  as  fate. 

In  health  or  sickness,  in  prosperity  or  adversity, 
duty  is  with  us  always,  exacting  as  necessity. 

It  rises  with  us  in  the  morning,  and  watches  by 
our  pillow  at  night.  In  the  roar  of  the  city  and  in 
the  loneliness  of  the  desert,  duty  is  with  us  always, 
imperative  as  destiny. 


T.\  P.'.  Whoso  draweth  nigh  to  the  contempla- 
tion of  the  Ineffable  mysteries,  let  him  put  off  the 
shoes  of  his  worldly  conversation  and  corrupt  affec- 
tions, for  the  place  whereon  he  standeth  is  Holy 
ground.  May  we  ever  remember  to  keep  a  watchful 
eye  upon  the  feet  of  our  affections.  Before  we  ap- 
proach the  house  of  the  Lord,  let  us  seriously  con- 
sider whether  we  have  taken  straight  steps  in  the 
paths  of  his  commandments,  and  whether  our  feet 
are  set  in  due  order  and  cleansed  according  to  the 


42  BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

puriiieatioiis  of  the  Sanctuary.  Let  us  wash,  as  it 
were,  in  the  laver  of  repentance.  Wash  you,  and 
make  you  clean  ;  put  away  the  evil  of  your  doings  ; 
acknowledge  your  iniquities  and  return  unto  the 
Lord,  for  he  will  have  mercy  upon  you,  and  our 
Elohim  will  abundantly  pardon.  Let  us  incite  each 
other  to  practise  virtue  and  shun  vice.  While  our 
feet  are  prepared  for  walking  in  the  ways  of  his  com- 
mandments, our  hands  should  in  like  maimer  be  pre- 
pared for  working  in  his  service. 

Saith  the  father  of  our  ancient  Most  Potent  Grand 
Master,  "  I  will  wash  mine  hands  in  innocency,  and 
so  will  I  compass  thine  altar,  O  Jehovah."  May 
he  who  beareth  the  keys  of  David  be  pleased  now  to 
open  to  this  brother  a  door  of  entrance  to  the  Ineffa- 
ble degrees.  My  brother,  you  have  hitherto  seen 
only  the  thick  veil  which  hides  from  your  view  the 
Sanctum  Sanctorum  of  God's  Holy  Temple.  Your 
fidelity,  zeal,  and  constancy  have  won  for  you  the 
favor  you  are  now  about  to  receive,  of  viewing  some 
of  our  treasures  and  gaining  admission  into  the 
Secret  or  Holy  place. 


Set  a  watch,  0  Jehovah !  before  my  mouth,  and 
keep  thou  the  door  of  my  lips. 

Brother  Grand  Inspector,  remove  the  veil. 


SECRET   MASTER.  43 

Chant.   O  Lord!    have   mercy  upon   us,  for   thy 
goodness  endureth  forever ! 


In  the  Ineffable  degrees,  every  lesson  taught  ia 
connected  directly  or  indirectly  with  our  dearest  in- 
terest in  tins  or  in  a  future  world.  The  whole  sys- 
tem tends  to  promote  the  glory  of  God  and  the  good 
of  mankind.  In  the  symbolic  degrees  these  things 
are  taught  generally ;  in  the  Ineffable  and  Sublimo 
degrees,  in  detail. 

Genuine  Freemasonry,  my  brother,  is  a  system  of 
morals,  and  approaches  religion :  in  fact,  such  was 
primitive  Freemasonry.  Ineffable  Freernasonry  is 
practised  with  an  eye  single  to  the  improvement  of 
our  morals,  and  a  reference  to  those  sublime  truths 
which  constituted  its  principal  essence  in  the  earlier 
ages  of  the  world.  It  rises  above  all  human  institu- 
tions,  and  forms  a  beautiful  auxiliary  to  the  practice 
of  religion.  In  no  place,  except  in  God's  Holy  Word, 
are  the  moral  and  social  virtues  enforced  by  such 
awful  sanctions  and  decrees. 

The  degrees  upon  which  you  are  now  entering,  are 
called  Ineffable,  because  they  treat  of  the  Ineffable 
name  of  the  Great  Jehovah,  and  of  Ms  Ineffable 
essence. 


O   Jehovah!    our   Adonai,   how  excellent   is  thy 


44  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND  A.    RITE. 

name  over  all  the  earth !  Thy  name  declares  the 
glory  of  Elohim.  There  appears  to  be  power  in  the 
name  which  revealeth  secrets. 

Freemasonry  is  an  art  of  great  compass  and  extent. 
A  knowledge  of  its  mysteries  is  not  attained  at  once, 
but  by  degrees.  Each  degree  in  Ineffable  Masonry 
is  intended  to  inculcate  a  moral  lesson  and  the  prac- 
tice of  some  particular  virtue.  Advances  are  made 
only  by  much  instruction  and  assiduous  application. 
Each  step  is  progressive,  and  opens  new  light  and 
information.  According  to  the  progress  we  make, 
we  limit  or  extend  our  inquiries ;  and  in  proportion 
to  our  capacities,  we  attain  a  greater  or  less  degree 
of  perfection. 

Freemasonry  is  an  allegorical  system.  Every  doc- 
trine and  ceremony  has  its  mystical  reference,  which 
is  not  always  apparent  at  the  first  blush ;  so  that 
where  the  uninformed  and  weak  find  only  mystery, 
the  true  initiate  and  thoughtful  possess  food  for  the 
employment  of  the  noblest  faculties.  The  true  Ma- 
son will  not  rest  satisfied  with  mere  ceremonies, 
which  in  themselves  are  cold  and  heartless,  but  will 
study  to  comprehend  then*  mystical  signification. 
We,  as  Ineffable  Masons,  retain  and  continue  to 
practise  these  signs  and  symbols,  because  we  believe 
they  work  closer  into  our  hearts  than  mere  words. 


Permit  me  now,  my  brother,  to  receive  you  as  a 
Secret  Master,  and  give  you  rank  among  the  Levites. 


SECRET    MASTER.  45 


The  laurel,  an  emblem  of  victory,  is  to  remind  you 
of  the  conquest  you  ought  to  gain  over  your  pas- 
sions; the  olive,  a  symbol  of  peace,  which  should 
ever  reign  among  us.  With  Wisdom,  Strength,  Pru- 
dence, and  Fortitude,  may  you  soon  obtain  the  favor 
of  an  entrance  into  the  secret  vault.  It  will  be  your 
own  fault  if  you  are  not  found  worthy,  and  do  not  in 
due  time  arrive  at  the  sacred  place,  where,  wrapped 
in  divine  joy,  you  may  contemplate  the  pillar  of 
Beauty. 

*  *  *  *  # 

By  the  rank  you  now  hold  among  the  Levites  in 
the  quality  of  Secret  Master,  you  have  become  one 
of  the  guardians  of  the  Sanctum  Sanctorum,  and  I 
place  you  in  the  number  of  seven. 

The  eye  upon  your  apron  is  to  remind  you  to  keep 
a  watchful  eye  upon  the  sacred  treasures  you  are  set 
apart  to  guard,  and  over  the  moral  conduct  of  the 
Craft  in  general. 

Bemember,  too,  that  the  eye  of  the  Lord  is  on 
them  that  fear  him. 


Brother  Adoniram,  it  is  our  order  that  you  cause 
to  be  erected  a  tomb  or  obelisk,  of  white  and  black 
marble,  west-southwest  of  the  Temple,  wherein  shall 
be  deposited  the  embalmed  remains  of  our  lamented 
Grand   Master   H.\   A.\      The  white   marble   shall 


46  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

denote  the  innocence  and  purity  of  our  departed 
Grand  Master,  and  the  black  the  untimely  death  of 
him  we  mourn. 

See,  therefore,  that  the  solemn  duty  is  speedily 
executed,  and  let  the  obsequies  be  performed  with 
becoming  and  imposing  ceremonies. 


"Freemasonry  is  c«f  heavenly  birth  ;  the  pillars  of  Wisdom 
and  Strength  support  it;  its  foundation-stone  is  Virtue;  its  cem- 
ent, Charity.  Like  a  rock  in  the  midst  of  the  ocean,  it  rises 
above  every  storm,  and  bids  proud  defiance  to  the  raging  wave* 
which  dash  against  its  base." — G.  F.  Yates. 


Freemasonry,  in  its  theoretic  and  speculative  sense,  is  an 
acknowledged  moral  order  founded  on  Charity,  the  handmaid 
of  Religion,  and  having  for  its  object  the  inculcation  of  divine 
truths  and  moral  teachings  through  symbolism. 


FIFTH  DEGREE. 


txtttt   itla^Uf. 


ARGUMENT. 


The  solemn  ceremonies  of  the  degree  of  Perfect  Master,  are  in- 
tended to  represent  and  recall  to  mind  the  grateful  tribute  of  re- 
spect we  owe  to  the  memory  of  a  departed  worthy  brother.  The 
examination  of  the  mausoleum — its  pronouncement  of  being  per- 
fect— and  the  advantages  we  should  derive  in  inculcating  the 
virtues  of  the  deceased — are  vividly  depicted  and  impressed  upon 
the  initiate. 


THE  PERFECT-MASTER'S  REFRAIN. 

Our  Ancient  Brethren,  whelmed  in  grief, 
Lamented  their  departed  Chief, 
Let  us  his  pupils  long  revere 
A  name  to  Masonry  so  dear. 
Just  Hiram  Abif, 
Just  Hiram  Abif. 

In  mystic  rites  our  Lodge  displays 

Its  sorrows  and  its  fadeless  praise. 

Long  may  the  sweet  acacia  bloom 

And  garlands  fresh  adorn  the  tomb 

Of  Hiram  Abif, 

Of  Hiram  Abif. 

Look  East,  look  West,  its  splendors  fail, 
The  lesser  lights  grow  dim  and  pale, 
The  glory  once  reflected  there 
Now  dawns  upon  a  higher  sphere. 
Blest  Hiram  Abif, 
Blest  Hiram  Abif. 

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TEKFECT    MASTEK. 


PERFECT  MASTER. 

THE  FIFTH  GRADE  OF  THE  AKCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  SECOND  OF  THE  KVEFFABLK 
6ERIES.* 


DECORATIONS. 


The  Lodge  is  hung  with  green  cloth  from  eight  white 
columns,  four  on  each  side,  and  equidistant.  An  altar, 
draped  in  black,  strewed  with  tears,  is  placed  in  the 
East  at  the  foot  of  the  throne:  In  front  of  the  altar  is 
a  coffin,  draped  in  black,  resting  on  a  bier,  with  the 
jewel  and  apron  of  Grand  Master  II.  \  A,\ 

Four  lights  are  placed  at  each  of  the  cardinal  points. 

Marks  of  blood  are  in  the  northeast  section  of  the 
Lodge. 

The  star  in  the  interlaced  triangle  of  the  Secret  Mas- 
ter's degree  is  changed  from  white  to  red,  so  as  to 
throw  a  lurid  light. 

*  IiorVes  of  Sorrow  in  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite  are  usu- 
ally neid  in  this  degree,  as  see  form  of  ritual  in  the  after  part  Oi 
this  work. 


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BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


TITLES. 

1.  Tht  Senior  Grand  Warden  is  the  Master,  and  rep- 
resents  Adoniram.  He  is  styled  Right  Worshipful,  or 
Respectable  Master,  and  is  clothed  as  a  Prince  of  Jeru- 
salem,    lie  is  seated  in  the  East. 

2.  The  Junior  Grand  Warden  is  seated  in  the  West, 
represents  Zabud,  and  is  styled  Grand  Inspector.  He 
wears  a  black  robe  and  cap,  together  with  the  order 
and  jewel  of  a  Prince  of  Jerusalem. 

3.  The  Captain  of  the  Guard  represents  Zerbal,  Cap- 
tain of  King  Solomon's  Guards,  and  is  dressed  as  a 
Perfect  Master. 

4.  The  Master  of  Ceremonies  represents  Stolkin,  and 
is  dressed  as  a  Secret  Master. 

CLOTHING. 

Black  robe  and  hood  drawn  over  the  head — apron, 
collar,  jewel,  and  white  gloves,  bordered  with  black. 


PERFECT   MASTER. 


53 


Apron — White,  with  a  green  flap ;  on  the  centre  is  a 
cubic  stone,  surrounded  by  three  circles,  with  the  He- 
brew letter  ">  in  the  centre. 

Collar — A  watered  green  ribbon,  at  the  end  of  which 
is  suspended  the  jewel. 

Jewel — A  compass  open  on  a  segment  of  a  graduated 
circle  at  an  angle  of  sixty  degrees. 

Battery — •  0  •  •  denotes  life,  death,  virtue,  and  im- 
mortality. 

Moral — That  we  should  learn  to  pay  due  respect  to 
the  memory  of  a  deceased  worthy  brother: 


EEOEPTIOE", 


ODE. 


Greenyillx. 


1.  j  Come,     ye        sigh  -  ing     sons  of         sor  -  row, 
I  Learn    from     it       your    fate ;  to    -    mor  -  row, 

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/  Zeal  -    ous      like     him      be  we         ev  -  er, 

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PERFECT  MASTER.  55 


ODE. 


Come,  ye  sighing  sons  of  sorrow, 
View  with  me  your  brother's  tomb  ; 

Learn  from  it  your  fate — to-morrow 
Death  perhaps  may  seal  your  doom. 


Sad  and  solemn  flow  our  numbers, 
"While  disconsolate  we  mourn 

The  loss  of  liim  who  sweetly  slumbers, 
Mould'ring  'neath  the  silent  urn. 


Once,  when  full  of  life,  he  never 
Proved  unfaithful  to  our  laws  ; 

Zealous,  like  him,  be  we  ever, 
To  promote  the  glorious  cause. 

}  *  *  * 

To  th'  exalted  power  Almighty, 
Softly  breathe  an  ardent  prayer- 

On  his  sacred  mound  tread  lightly, 
While  we  wipe  the  falling  tear. 


PRAYER. 

0  Almighty  and  Eternal  God !  there  is  no  num- 
ber of  thy  days  or  of  thy  mercies.  Thou  hast  sent 
us  into  this  world  to  serve  thee,  but  we  wander  fa* 


56  BOOK   01    THE  A.    AND   A.    BITE. 

from  thee  in  the  path  of  error.  Our  life  is  but  a 
span  in  length,  and  yet  tedious,  because  of  the 
calamities  that  enclose  us  on  every  side.  The  days 
of  our  pilgrimage  are  few  and  evil ;  our  bodies  frail ; 
our  passions  violent  and  distempered ;  our  under- 
standings weak,  and  our  wills  perverse.  Look  thou 
upon  us,  our  Father,  in  mercy  and  pity.  We  adore 
thy  majesty,  and  trust  like  little  children  to  thine  in- 
finite mercies.  Give  us  patience  to  live  well,  and 
firnmess  to  resist  evil,  even  as  our  departed  brother 
resisted.  Give  us,  O  most  merciful  Father,  faith 
and  confidence  in  thee;  and  enable  us  so  to  live,  that 
when  we  come  to  die  we  may  He  down  in  the  grave 
like  one  who  composes  himself  to  sleep,  and  that  we 
may  be  worthy  hereafter  to  be  remembered  in  the 
memories  of  man.  Bless  us,  0  God :  bless  our 
beloved  fraternity  throughout  the  world :  may  we 
live  and  emulate  the  example  of  our  departed  broth- 
er ;  and  finally,  that  we  may  in  this  world  attain  a 
knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come, 
life  everlasting.     Amen. 

Death  regards  not  those  sweet  engagements  and 
pleasing  intercourses,  and  those  improving  joys  which 
are  known  to  Freemasons.  Death  summons  away, 
in  the  midst  of  his  day  and  usefulness,  many  a 
beloved  brother  of  our  craft.  We  behold  his  sun  at 
meridian,  and  rejoice  at  its  brightness ;  but  alas !  it 
Boon  sets,  and  the  evening  shades  of  existence  close 
around  him  forever. 


PERFECT    MASTER.  57 

Keinembei  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy 
\outh,  while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor  the  yeara 
draw  nigh  when  thou  shalt  say,  I  have  no  pleasure 
in  them  :  while  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the  moon,  or 
the  stars,  be  not  darkened,  nor  the  clouds  return 
after  the  rain.  In  the  day  when  the  keepers  of  the 
house  shall  tremble,  and  the  strong  men  shall  bow 
themselves,  and  the  grinders  cease  because  they  are 
few,  and  those  that  look  out  of  the  windows  be 
darkened,  and  the  doors  shall  be  shut  in  the  streets 
when  the  sound  of  the  grinding  is  low,  and  he  shall 
rise  up  at  the  voice  of  the  bird,  and  all  the  daughters 
of  music  shall  be  brought  low.  Also  when  they  shall 
be  afraid  of  that  which  is  high,  and  fears  shall  be  in 
the  way,  and  the  almond-tree  shall  nourish,  and  the 
grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden,  and  desire  shall  fail : 
because  man  goeth  to  his  long-home,  and  the  mourn- 
ers go  about  the  streets :  or  ever  the  silver  cord  be 
loosed,  or  the  golden  bowl  be  broken,  or  the  pitcher 
be  broken  at  the  fountain,  or  the  wheel  broken  at 
the  cistern.  Then  shall  the  dust  return  to  the  earth 
as  it  was,  and  the  spirit  shall  return  unto  God  who 
gave  it. 


This  ceremony  was  originally  established  to  com- 
memorate the  death  of  our  Grand  Master  H.\  A.\, 
whose  labors  at  the  building  of  the  first  Temple,  and 
whose  tragical  death,  furnish  so  much  of  the  mys- 
tical knowledge  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry.      It  is 


I 


PERFECT  MASTER. 


PERFECT   MASTER. 


59 


retained  by  us  that  it  may  be  improved  as  a  lesson 
both  useful  and  instructive.  Let  us  look  forward  to 
brighter  scenes,  when  our  deceased  brother,  who  had 
been  smitten  down  by  the  resistless  hand  of  death, 
shall  be  raised  from  his  prostrate  state  at  the  word 
of  our  Supreme  Grand  Master,  and  admitted  to  the 
privilege  of  the  Perfect  Lodge  above. 

HISTORY. 

G.\  0.'.  Some  time  after  the  death  of  our  Grand 
Master  H.\  A.'.,  King  Solomon  was  informed  that 
the  body  was  found. 


The  perpetrators  of  the  horrid  deed  were  not  at 
this  time  discovered,  and  it  was  not  certain  but  that 
they  might  have  the  hardihood  and  effrontery  to 
mingle  with  the  brethren,  and  seem  to  join  in  the 
general  grief,  in  order  to  better  conceal  then-  guilt 
and  prevent  suspicion.  In  order  to  ascertain  the 
truth  of  the  matter,  King  Solomon  caused  a  general 
muster  of  all  the  workmen  to  be  made. 


Happy  to  have  the  poor  consciousness  of  having 
found  the  precious  remains  of  so  great  and  so  good  a 
man  as  H.\  A.\,  and  having  an  opportunity  of  pay- 
ing a  just  tribute  of  respect  to  his  memory,  he  or- 
dered the  noble  Adoniram,  his  Grand  Inspector,  to 
make  suitable  arrangements  for  his  interment.     The 


00  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

brethren  were  directed  to  attend  with  white  gloves 
and  aprons,  and  he  forbade  the  marks  of  blood 
which  had  been  spilled  in  the  Temple  to  be  effaced 
until  the  traitors  should  be  discovered  and  punished. 
In  the  mean  while,  he  directed  the  noble  Adoniram 
to  furnish  a  plan  for  a  superb  tomb  or  obelisk,  of 
white  and  black  marble,  which  plan  was  accepted 
and  the  work  finished. 

***** 

Three  days  after  the  funeral  ceremonies  had  been 
performed,  King  Solomon  repaired  with  his  Court  to 
the  Temple,  and  all  the  brethren  being  arranged  as 
at  the  funeral,  he  proceeded  with  his  brethren  to  see 
and  examine  the  tomb  and  obelisk,  with  the  inscrip- 
tion thereon.  Struck  with  astonishment  and  admi- 
ration, he  raised  his  eyes  and  hands  to  heaven  and 
exclaimed — "  It  is  accomplished  and  complete  !" 


SIXTH  DEGREE. 


fntimatt   <f emtatjj, 


ARGUMENT. 

The  legend  of  this  degree  relates  to  an  incident  which  occurred 
in  King  Solomon's  Audience  Chamber,  upon  the  supposition  o* 
the  King  of  Tvre  tMt  a  spy  or  eaves-dropper  had  been  stationed 
to  watch  his  movements  at  the  time  of  his  complaint  that  the 
King  of  Israb^  nad  violated  his  promise.  The  life  of  the  sup- 
posed spy  was  demanded,  but  saved  by  the  intercession  of  King 
Solomon,  and  his  zeal  and  trustworthiness,  upon  examination,  re- 
warded by  his  becoming  the  witness  to  a  new  compact. 

It  is  in  nowise  connected  with  the  degree  preceding  or  succeed- 
ing it,  and  is  the  mere  enactment  of  an  episode  occurring  pending 
the  period  of  mourning  over  the  loss  of  the  great  builder  Hiram. 

The  ceremony  or  drama  is  exciting,  and  impressive  of  the  les- 
son intended  to  be  taught,  viz. :  that  we  should  be  ever  careful 
never  to  offend  a  brother  by  prying  into  his  secrets,  that  the  Ma- 
sonic term  eaves-dropping  is  criminal,  and  "  a  soft  answer  turn- 
eth  away  wrath." 


INTIMATE  SECRETARY. 

THE  SIXTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEFTBB 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  THIRD  OF  THE  INEFFABL* 
SERIES.  * 


THE  APARTMENT  AND  ITS  DECORATIONS. 

The  Lodge-room  represents  the  audience-chamber  of 
King  Solomon's  Temple.  It  is  hung  with  black,  strewed 
with  silver  tears.  It  has  twenty-seven  lights,  nine  to- 
ward the  East,  nine  toward  the  West,  and  nine  to- 
ward the  South.  Upon  the  table  east  of  the  centre  of 
the  chamber,  are  two  cross-swords,  an  hour-glass,  a  large 
scroll  with  seals,  a  skull,  book  of  the  Testimony,  and 
book  of  the  Constitutions. 

OFFICERS,  AND  THEIR  COSTUMES. 

King  Solomon  and  Hiram,  King  of  Tyre,  are  styled 
Thrice  Illustrious,  and  are  seated  near  the  East,  by  the 
table  ;  the  only  other  officer,  the  Captain  of  the  Guard- 
representing  Zerbal — is  stationed  in  the  West.  The 
two  kings  are  robed  as  in  the  Degree  of  Perfection. 
The  brethren  are  termed  Perfect  Masters,  and  during  a 


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BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    MTE. 


reception  are  stationed  without  the  chamber,  as  guards, 
with  drawn  swords,  under  the  charge  of  Zerbal. 


Apron — Triangular,  of  white  lambskin,  lined,  bor- 
dered, and  trimmed  with  bright  crimson ;  on  the  flap  is 
an  equilateral  triangle  ;  in  the  angle  of  the  apex,  the  let- 
ter B  Q),  and  in  the  one  on  the  left,  N  Q)  ;  in  the 
right,  Sh  (£J)  ;  on  the  centre  of  the  area  of  the  apron, 

Ih  (IT). 

Collar — White,  bordered  and  trimmed  with  crimson, 
suspended  from  which  is  the 

Jewel — A  golden  triangle,  similar  to  that  mentioned 
on  the  flap  of  the  apron. 

Gloves — White,  bordered  with  crimson. 

Battery —  ••••••••  —  •,  thrice  repeated. 


RECEPTION. 


I  honor  Joabert  for  his  fidelity  and  attachment ; 
I  gladly  acquit  him  of  any  intention  other  than  zeal- 


estimate  secretary.  65 

cms  faithfulness.  Your  friendship,  and  that  of  those 
you  govern,  I  would  gladly  cultivate  ;  and  in  accord- 
ance with  our  promise,  let  the  new  treaty  of  alli- 
ance be  drawn,  and  Joabert  be  admitted  as  our  Inti- 
mate or  Confidential  Secretary  and  Witness,  in  hen 
of  our  lost  friend,  whom  we  now  so  deeply  mourn. 


INVESTMENT. 

I  will  now  proceed  to  invest  you  with  the  insignia 
of  this  degree.  The  color  of  your  ribbon  and  apron 
*  *  *  May  you  be  equally  faithful  to  your  en- 
gagement but  now  contracted. 

Your  Jewel — a  solid  triangle — is  emblematical  of 
law  and  justice,  truth  and  peace,  without  which  no 
compact  can  exist :  also  of  the  wisdom,  strength,  and 
beauty  which  should  characterize  all  alliances ;  and 
of  the  three  virtues,  Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity,  or 
Love.  It  is  also  said  to  be  emblematical  of  those 
Masons  who  were  present  at  the  opening  of  the  first 
Lodge  of  Intimate  Secretaries,  King  Solomon,  Hi- 
ram, King  of  Tyre,  and  Joabert,  whom  you  have  rep- 
resented. It  has  many  allusions,  with  which  a 
knowledge  of  our  Kabala  will  make  you  acquainted. 

I  also  present  you  with  a  sword  of  defence  against 
any  attacks  which  may  be  made  on  your  integrity 
and  honor  as  a  Mason.  As  a  Confidential  Secretary 
you  are  intrusted  with  an  especial  confidence,  and  aa 
a  full  proof  of  it,  we  accept  you  as  our  Intimate  Sec- 
retary and  a  witness  to  our  new  alliance. 


6G  EOOK   OF  THE   A.   AXD   A.    KITE: 

The  room  with  black  hangings,  strewed  with  tears, 
represents  King  Solomon's  Hall  of  Audience,  to 
which  he  was  wont  to  retire  to  lament  the  unhappy 
fate  of  Hiram  Abi.  It  was  in  this  chamber  that 
King  Hiram  found  him  when  he  came  to  visit  him 
on  the  occasion  represented  at  your  initiation  in  this 
degree.  The  tears  are  emblematical  of  the  repent- 
ance of  Joabert  in  this  chamber,  and  the  grief  of  Sol- 
omon and  all  true  Craftsmen  of  his  day  for  the  loss 
of  Hiram  Abi.  You  will  now  go  to  the  Grand  Orator 
and  learn  the  history  of  this  degree. 

HISTORY. 

G.'.  0.'.  Solomon,  in  consequence  of  the  treaty  es- 
tablished between  his  ambassadors  and  Hiram,  King 
of  Tyre,  solemnly  covenanted  to  furnish  a  certain 
number  of  measures  of  oil,  honey,  and  wheat,  be- 
sides the  grant  of  twenty  cities,  in  lieu  of  the  tim- 
bers hewn  in  the  forest  of  Libanus  for  the  building 
of  the  Temple,  as  well  as  for  the  stone  hewn  in  the 
quarries  of  Tyre.  King  Hiram  went  to  see  the 
cities  so  assigned  to  him,  and  had  the  mortification 
to  find  them  &  barren  and  sandy  soil,  almost  depop- 
ulated, and  the  inhabitants  of  a  rude  and  unculti- 
vated class,  the  cities  greatly  fallen  to  decay,  and 
that  the  province  in  that  condition  was  likely  to  be  a 
burden  rather  than  an  advantage  to  his  treasury. 
He  determined  to  go  in  person  to  Jerusalem  and  ex- 
postulate with  Solomon  on  his  breaking  the  spirit  of 
Lis  promise  ;  while,  in  truth,  it  was  the  intention  of 


INTIMATE   SECRETARY.  67 

King  Solomon,  before  putting  the  King  of  Tyre  in 
possession,  to  rebuild  and  adorn  the  cities,  and  to 
change  the  inhospitable  land  into  cultivated  gardens, 
fields,  and  meadows. 

Arriving  at  Jerusalem,  King  Hiram  entered  the 
palace,  and,  without  waiting  to  be  announced,  went 
through  the  court  and  angrily  passed  the  guard  into 
the  audience-chamber,  where  he  found  King  Solo- 
mon alone,  mourning  over  the  death  of  Hiram  Abi. 

Joabert,  the  favorite  of  King  Solomon,  newly  ap- 
pointed Lieutenant  of  the  Guards — all  composed 
of  Perfect  Masters — seeing  King  Hiram  enter  in 
such  excitement  and  rage,  and  not  knowing  him 
personally,  feared  that  he  intended  some  violence, 
and  approached  the  door  of  the  audience-chamber, 
to  be  ready  to  rush  in  and  defend  his  master  if  there 
should  be  occasion.  His  zeal  and  devotion  causing 
him  to  neglect  the  precaution  which  merely  curiosity 
would  have  observed,  he  was  seen  by  King  Hiram, 
seized  upon  by  him  and  dragged  into  the  hall,  where 
he  would  have  been  at  once  slain  by  the  enraged 
king  but  for  the  interference  of  his  own  sovereign, 
who  immediately  called  the  guard  and  ordered  them 
to  seize  the  guilty  man  and  be  answerable  for  his  ap- 
pearance when  wanted. 

The  guards  being  sent  away,  King  Solomon  ex- 
plained to  Hiram  that  he  had  intended  to  rebuild 
the  twenty  cities  and  to  furnish  the  fields  with  hus- 
bandmen before  giving  them  to  him  :  he  also  assured 
the  king  that,  of  all  the  favorites  and  lords  of  hia 


68  LOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    TATE. 

court,  Joabert  had  always  evinced  the  warmest  at* 
tachmeut  to  his  person,  and  he  knew  him  sufficiently 
well  to  be  convinced  that  the  indiscretion  he  had 
been  guilty  of  was  not  attributable  to  the  desire  to 
gratify  any  idle  curiosity,  but  to  watch  over  his 
safety  and  interests.  He  therefore  entreated  the 
king  to  withhold  the  sentence  he  had  determined  to 
pronounce  against  him. 

The  King  of  Tyre,  knowing  how  gratifying  it 
would  be  to  King  Solomon  that  his  favorite  should 
be  pardoned,  and  convinced  by  the  statement  of  the 
Captain  of  the  Guard,  readily  assented,  and  the  two 
kings  renewed  their  alliance,  which  was  to  be  perpet- 
ual, with  mutual  promises  of  fidelity  ;  to  which  treaty 
Joabert  was  selected  as  the  witness  or  Confidential 
Secretary — which  position  had  theretofore  been 
filled  by  the  lamented  Hiram. 

In  this  you  are  taught  to  be  zealous  and  faithful — 
to  be  disinterested  and  benevolent — to  act  the  peace- 
maker in  case  of  dissensions,  disputes,  and  quarrels 
among  your  brethren — and  to  beware  of  eaves- 
dropping. 


SEVENTH  DEGREE. 


wy^i   an$  fudgi. 


ARGUMENT. 

Ln  accordance  with  the  legend  of  this  degree,  King  Solomon 
upon  the  death  of  the  Grand  Master,  Hiram,  found  it  necessary  to 
appoint  several  Judges,  in  order  that  justice  might  be  adminis- 
tered among  the  workmen  upon  the  Temple,  their  complaints 
heard,  and  their  disputes  decided ;  for  difficulties  aad  disturb- 
ances were  now  more  frequent,  pending  the  temporary  cessation 
of  work  and  the  period  of  mourning. 

This  duty  of  judgment  had  devolved  upon  the  lamented  Hiram, 
and  his  loss  caused  the  appointment  of  Tito  and  his  associates  to 
listen  to  and  adjust  the  complaints  that  might  be  brought  before 
them. 


PROVOST  AND  JUDGE. 

THE  SEVENTH  DEGREE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE.  AND  THE  FOURTH  OF  THE  INEFFABLB 
SERIES. 


THE  APARTMENT  AND  ITS  DECORATIONS 

The  apartment  represents  the  middle  chamber  of 
King  Solomon's  Temple,  where  the  records  were  kept. 
It  is  draped  with  red,  and  in  the  East  is  a  blue  canopy 
representing  the  sky,  which  is  embellished  with  stars. 

Under  the  centre  of  the  canopy  is  suspended  an  ebony 
box,  ornamented  with  jewels,  which  contains  the  records 
of  the  tribunal  of  Provosts  and  Judges. 

In  the  middle  of  the  chamber  hangs  an  equilateral 
triangle,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  ,"T  ',  under  the  triangle 
is  hung  an  equipoised  balance. 

The  Lodge-room  is  lighted  by  five  lights — one  in  each 
corner  and  one  in  the  centre  of  the  chamber. 


72  liUun   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

OFFICERS,  TITLES,  ETC. 

Thrice  Illustrious — represents  Judge  Tito,  Prince  ol 
the  Ilerodim,  the  oldest  of  the  Provosts  and  Judges, 
and  is  seated  in  the  East. 

Senior  "Warden — represents  Adoniram,  in  the  West. 

Junior  Warden — represents  Abda,  father  of  Adoni- 
ram, and  is  also  seated  in  the  West. 

Orator — represents  Josaphat,  son  of  Ahilud,  in  the 
South. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — in  the  North. 

Captain  of  the  Guard — in  the  North. 

Sentinel — at  the  entrance. 

The  seven  officers  should  be  in  white  robes,  and  all 
the  other  brethren  in  black  robes. 

REGALIA,  JEWELS,  ETC. 

Apron — Triangular,  white,  edged  with  red;  in  the 
middle  of  the  area  a  pocket,  surrounded  by  five  white 
and  red  rosettes  ;  on  the  flap  is  painted  or  embroidered 
a  key. 

Collar — Red,  from  which  is  suspended  the 

Jewel — A  golden  key. 

Battery — •  •••  —  •. 

Hour — Break  of  day — eight,  two,  and  seven. 


PEOTOST   ANF    JUDGE. 


73 


RECEPTION. 


The  following  h^mn  ruay  be  sung  in  the  early  part 
of  the  reception : 


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m— -*-  "»- <m S 3 — r — '      r  r 


if    I 

Blest       is      the    man       who  walks     up  -  right, 


PW-T?- 


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ccr^: 


CZ22I 


:^z=: 


:,*zzbsz^- 


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Whom  right-eous  -  ness         di-rects,  Whose  gen   -  'rous 


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IS 


X-X-X 


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his        heart 


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re    -  jects. 


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74  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

Who  never  did  a  slander  forge, 
His  neighbor's  fame  to  wound, 

Nor  hearken  to  a  false  report 
By  malice  whispered  round. 

Who,  Vice,  in  all  its  pomp  and  power, 
Can  treat  with  just  neglect, 

And  Piety,  though  clothed  in  rags, 
Keligiously  respect. 

Whose  soul  in  wickedness  disdains 

His  powers  to  employ, 
Whom  no  rewards  can  ever  bribe 

The  guiltless  to  destroy. 


To  render  justice  and  judgment  is  more  acceptable 
to  the  Lord  than  a  sacrifice.  Ye  shall  not  fear  the 
face  of  man,  for  the  judgment  is  God's. 

8.'.  TV.'.  Thou  shalt  provide  out  of  all  the  people 
able  men,  such  as  fear  God  :  men  of  truth  and  haters 
of  injustice,  and  set  them  to  judge  the  people  at  all 
seasons. 

J.'.  W:.  Open  thy  mouth  and  judge  righteously, 
for  he  that  followeth  after  righteousness  and  mercy, 
findeth  life,  happiness,  and  honor. 

T.'.  I.'.  Hear  the  causes  between  your  brethren, 
and  judge  righteously  between  man  and  man,  and 
between  the  citizen  and  the  stranger.  Ye  shall  not 
respect  persons  in  judgment,  but  shall  listen  to  the 
humble  as  well  as  to  the  great. 


PROVOST  AND  JUDGE.  75 

S.\  IF.'.  See  that  ye  judge  not  falsely,  nor  slay  the 
Innocent  and  the  righteous  ;  and  take  no  gift,  for  a 
gift  blindeth  the  wise  and  perverteth  the  words  of 
the  righteous.  Blessed  are  the  peace-makers,  for 
they  shall  see  the  Lord. 

J.\  W.\  You  shall  have  one  manner  of  law,  as  well 
for  the  stranger  as  for  one  of  your  own  country. 
One  ordinance  shall  be  for  you  and  the  stranger  that 
sojourneth  with  you  :  one  law  and  one  custom  shall 
be  adjudged  for  all. 

T.\  /.*.  Love  justice,  you  that  are  the  judges  of 
the  earth.  Justice  is  perpetual  and  immortal.  Op- 
press not  the  poor  just  man,  but  spare  the  widow, 
and  honor  the  ancient  gray  hairs  of  the  aged.  Let 
not  your  strength  be  the  law  of  justice,  nor  hold  that 
which  is  feeble  to  be  nothing  worth. 


Let  justice  be  ever  meted  out  by  you  ;  yet  let  it 
be  tempered  with  mercy,  for  as  ye  judge,  so  shall  ye 
be  judged. 

My  brother,  it  is  your  desire  to  become  a  Provost 
and  Judge.  Are  you  aware  that  he,  who  would  as- 
sume that  character  and  would  judge  and  decide  be- 
tween his  brethren,  must  himself  be  a  just  and  up- 
right man — impartial,  cautious,  merciful — of  pure 
morals  and  blameless  life  and  conversation — and 
that  he  must,  first  of  all,  give  judgment  against  his 
own  faults? 

He  who  would  assume  the  character  of  Judge  is 


76  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

guilty  of  a  great  offence  if  ho  does  not  fully  inform 
himself  of  the  laws  and  that  jurisprudence  which  he 
is  called  on  to  construe,  to  apply,  to  administer,  and 
to  enforce — nay,  he  who  ignores  his  own  offences  or 
errors,  and  punishes  the  same  offences  or  errors  in 
another,  is  a  false  judge  and  a  disloyal  Mason. 

Let  the  unjust  judge  tremble,  for  God  will  smite 
him  with  the  sharp  sword  of  his  wrath.  Let  the  un- 
qualified, who  usurps  the  seat  of  judgment,  remem- 
ber" the  fate  of  those  who  laid  their  unholy  hands 
upon  the  ark,  and  were  smitten  with  God's  anger  for 
their  presumption. 


Having  full  confidence,  my  brother,  in  your  zeal 
and  devotion,  I  with  pleasure  receive  you  as  a  Pro- 
vost and  Judge  over  the  workmen  of  the  Temple. 
It  gives  me  joy,  my  brother,  thus  to  recompense 
your  zeal  and  attachment  to  the  institution  of  Ma- 
sonry. Well  assured  of  your  prudence  and  discre- 
tion, we,  without  hesitation,  intrust  you  with  our 
most  important  secrets  ;  and  we  doubt  not  that  you 
will  discharge  all  your  duties  in  this  grade  as  you 
have  done  in  those  you  have  already  taken.  You 
have  now  a  twofold  duty  to  perform — as  a  Judge,  to 
decide  all  matters  of  difference  that  may  arise  among 
your  brethren ;  and  as  a  Provost,  to  rule  over  the 
workmen  of  the  Temple.  Be  just,  impartial,  and 
merciful. 


PROVOST  AJSD  JUDGE.  77 


INVESTITURE. 


I  now  invest  you  with  the  apron,  collar,  and  jewel 
of  this  degree.  I  decorate  you  in  this  quality  with 
this  golden  key,  suspended  to  a  red  collar. 

Your  apron  is  white,  bordered  with  red,  as  an  em- 
blem of  the  ardor  and  zeal  of  the  Masters  :  the 
pocket  in  the  middle  of  the  area  is  intended  for  the 
key  of  the  box  wherein  is  contained  the  plans  and 
records  of  the  tribunal,  which  key  is  represented  to 
you  by  that  on  the  flap.  It  teaches  you  to  lock  care- 
fully up  in  your  heart  the  secrets  of  Masonry,  and  to 
keep  the  key  ever  in  your  own  possession  ;  and  it  is 
especially  emblematical  of  that  justice  and  upright- 
ness that  alone  can  unlock  to  you  the  mysteries  con- 
tained in  the  higher  degrees,  and  enable  you  to  ad- 
vance towards  perfection.  The  golden  key  also 
opens  an  urn  of  gold. 

The  Lodge  represents  the  middle  chamber  of  King 
Solomon's  Temple. 

The  triangle  is  emblematical,  here  as  elsewhere  in 
Masonry,  of  the  Deity,  of  his  omnipotence  and  om- 
niscience ;  and  it  is  also  emblematical  of  the  three 
great  requisites  of  a  Judge — possessed  by  him  in 
their  perfection  and  infinitude — Justice,  Equity,  and 
Impartiality.  Let  that  emblem  and  the  balance  be 
ever  before  your  eyes,  and  remind  you  of  the  obliga- 
tion which  you  have  taken  in  this  degree,  of  the  du- 
ties winch  devolve  upon  you,  of  the  responsibilities 


78  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

which  rest  upon  you,  and  which,  wdth  God's  eye  evei 
fixed  upon  you,  you  cannot  evade  or  avoid. 


HISTORY. 

Orator.  It  is  said  that  King  Solomon,  after  the 
death  of  the  Grand  Master  Hiram,  in  order  that  jus- 
tice might  be  administered  among  the  workmen 
upon  the  Temple,  their  complaints  heard,  and  their 
disputes  be  decided,  appointed  seven  Provosts  and 
Judges  to  adjust  their  demands,  listen  to  their  com- 
plaints, and  settle  any  disputes  and  differences  that 
might  arise  among  them.  He  appointed  Tito,  Prince 
of  Herodim,  to  be  the  chief  Provost  and  Judge, 
Adoniram,  and  Abda,  his  father,  and  four  others 
learned  in  the  law  of  Moses,  to  complete  the  number 
and  constitute  the  Tribunal.  They  held  their  sit- 
tings in  the  middle  chamber  of  the  Temple,  where 
the  records  of  the  Tribunal  were  kept,  in  a  box  of 
ebony,  studded  with  precious  gems,  the  key  of  which 
was  committed  to  the  Provosts  or  Judges  ;  and  there 
they  considered  and  adjusted  the  demands  and  dif- 
ferences of  the  workmen,  and  determined  all  appeals 
from  the  judgment  of  a  single  Provost  and  Judge — 
administering  the  same  laws  to  the  Phoenician  as  to 
the  Hebrew,  and  endeavoring  to  do  entire  justice, 
according  to  the  law  of  Moses,  between  man  and 
man. 

•  ••«.* 


PROVOST  AND  JUDGE.  79 

The  necessity  for  a  Court  of  Judges  did  not  exist 
until  after  the  death  of  the  Grand  Master  Hiram,  as 
the  number  of  difficulties  and  dissensions  among  the 
workmen  "was  not  so  numerous,  and  judgment  was 
arrived  at  by  the  ready  decisions  of  Hiram,  which 
all  quietly  acquiesced  in. 

As  a  Provost  and  Judge,  it  is  your  especial  duty 
to  render  justice  to  all,  to  hear  patiently,  remember 
accurately,  and  weigh  carefully  the  facts  and  the  ar- 
guments offered.  In  our  intercourse  with  others, 
there  are  two  kinds  of  injustice  :  the  first,  of  those 
who  offer  an  injury  ;  the  second,  of  those  who  have 
it  in  their  power  to  avert  an  injury  from  those  to 
whom  it  is  offered,  and  yet  do  it  not.  So  active  in- 
justice may  be  done  in  two  ways — by  force  and  by 

fraud. 

Eespect  not  persons  in  judgment,  but  listen  to  the 
humble  as  well  as  to  the  great.  Fear  God,  for  judg- 
ment is  God's. 

"While  you  would  administer  justice,  show  mercy. 
Exhibit  the  subduing  influences  of  pity,  the  might  of 
love,  the  control  of  mildness,  the  commanding  ma- 
jesty of  that  perfect  character  which  mingles  grave 
displeasure  with  grief  and  pity  for  the  offender.  So 
brother  Masons  should  treat  their  fellow  Masons 
who  go  astray — not  with  bitterness,  nor  yet  with 
good-natured  easiness  nor  worldly  indifference. 

The  human  heart  bows  not  willingly  to  what  is  in- 
firm or  wrong  in  our  nature.  If  it  yields  to  us,  it 
rather  yields  to  what  is  divine  in  us.     The  wicked- 


80  BOOK  OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

ness  of  my  neighbor  will  not  submit  to  my  wicked- 
ness. Therefore  deal  faithfully,  but  patiently  and 
tenderly,  with  evil. 

Eemember  that  it  becomes  not  frail  and  sinful 
humanity  to  be  vindictive  towards  even  the  worst  of 
criminals.  Perhaps  we  owe  it  solely  to  a  kind  Provi- 
dence having  kept  from  us  those  temptations,  under 
which  we,  too,  like  them,  would  have  fallen. 

Finally,  as  a  true  Mason  and  Judge,  always  re- 
member the  injunction  :  "  Thou  shalt  not  respect  the 
person  of  the  poor,  nor  honor  the  person  of  the 
mighty ;  but  in  righteousness  shalt  thou  judge  thy 
neighbor." 

Beware  of  injury  to  your  neighbor.  If  you  have 
wronged  another,  you  may  grieve,  repent,  and  reso- 
lutely determine  against  any  such  weakness  in  future ; 
you  may,  so  far  as  it  is  possible,  make  reparation. 
This  is  well.  The  injured  party  may  forgive  you, 
according  to  the  meaning  of  human  language,  but 
the  deed  is  done,  and  all  the  powers  of  Nature,  were 
they  to  conspire  in  your  behalf,  could  not  make  it 
undone ;  the  consequences  to  the  body,  the  conse- 
quences to  the  soul,  though  no  man  may  perceive 
them,  are  there — are  written  in  the  annals  of  the 
past,  and  must  reverberate  throughout  all  time. 

Kepentance  for  a  wrong  done,  bears,  like  every 
other  act,  its  own  fruit — the  fruit  of  purifying  the 
heart  and  amending  the  future ;  but  not  of  effacing 
the  past. 

Even  the  pulsations  of  the  ah',  once  set  in  motion 


PROVOST  AND   JUDGE.  81 

by  the  human  voice,  cease  not  to  exist  with  the 
sounds  to  which  they  gave  rise  ;  then-  quickly  atten- 
uated force  soon  becomes  inaudible  to  human  ears. 
But  the  waves  of  air  thus  raised  perambulate  the 
surface  of  earth  and  ocean  ;  and  in  less  than  twenty 
hours  every  atom  of  its  atmosphere  takes  up  the 
altered  movement,  due  to  that  infinitesimal  portion 
of  primitive  movement,  which  has  been  conveyed  to 
it  through  countless  channels,  and  which  must  con- 
tinue to  influence  its  path  throughout  its  future  ex- 
istence. 

The  ah'  is  one  vast  library,  on  whose  pages  is 
forever  written  all  that  man  has  ever  said  or  even 
whispered. 

There,  in  then*  mutable  but  unerring  characters, 
mixed  with  the  earliest  as  well  as  the  latest  signs  of 
mortality,  stand,  forever  recorded,  vows  unredeemed, 
promises  unfulfilled.  God  reads  that  book,  though 
we  cannot. 

So  earth,  ah',  and  ocean,  are  the  eternal  witnesses 
of  the  acts  that  we  have  done.  Every  criminal  is, 
by  the  laws  of  the  Almighty,  irrevocably  chained  to 
the  testimony  of  his  crime.  No  more  fearful  punish- 
ment to  a  superior  intelligence  can  be  conceived, 
than  to  see  still  in  action,  with  the  consciousness 
that  it  must  continue  in  action  forever,  a  cause  of 
wrong,  put  in  motion  by  itself  ages  before.  There 
is  its  perpetual,  its  inevitable  punishment,  which 
no  repentance  can  alleviate,  and  no  mercy  can 
remit. 

4* 


82  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

Let  us  be  just,  also,  in  judging  of  other  men's 
motives. 

No  man  need  covet  the  office  of  Judge,  for,  in  as- 
suming it,  he  assumes  the  most  serious  and  oppres- 
sive responsibility. 

On  all  accounts,  therefore,  let  the  true  Mason 
never  forget  the  solemn  injunction,  necessary  to  be 
observed  at  almost  every  moment  of  a  busy  life  : 
"  Judge  not,  lest  ye  yourselves  be  judged ;  for  what- 
soever judgment  ye  measure  unto  others,  the  same 
shall  in  turn  be  measured  unto  you." 


EIGHTH  DEGREE. 


§nttn&mt  oi  lit  §uiWing^ 


ARGUMENT. 

Thjs  death  of  Hiram,  the  Chief  Architect,  threw  the  workmen 
of  the  Temple  of  King  Solomon  into  great  confusion;  and  for  a 
time  the  construction  of  the  building  was  stayed,  for  the  want  of 
essential  plans  and  an  expert  director  of  the  work.  The  period 
of  mourning  having  expired,  King  Solomon,  upon  consultation, 
determined  to  appoint  five  Superintendents — one  for  each  of  the 
five  Departments  of  Architecture — and  under  their  supervision 
the  building  progressed.  The  ceremony  of  installing  the  Super- 
intendents, is  in  this  degree  exhibited,  instructions  given,  and  lea- 
sons  of  virtue  inculcated. 


INTENDANT  OF  THE  BUILDINGS. 

THE  EIGHTH  GRADE  OP  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  FIFTH  OF  THE  INEFFABLE 
SERIES. 


THE  APARTMENT  AND  ITS  DECORATIONS. 

The  apartment  represents  the  middle  chamber  of 
King  Solomon's  Temple,  with  various  symbols  of  truth 
and  wisdom  displayed.  The  hangings  are  crimson, 
with  a  blue  canopy  in  the  East,  sprinkled  with  stars. 

The  lights  are  twenty-seven  in  number,  in  groups  of 
nine  each — each  group  forming  a  triple  triangle. 

The  altar  is  immediately  in  front  of  the  Master,  on 
which  are  five  other  lights.  Over  the  Master  is  sus- 
pended a  blazing  star,  with  five  points,  and  in  its  centre 
the  Hebrew  letter  J  (">),  thrice  repeated  ;  this  star  is 
surrounded  by  the  triple  interlaced  triangle. 

OFFICERS,  TITLES,  ETC. 

The  Lodge  consists  of  five  members  only,  representing 
the  five  Chief  Architects,  who  were  appointed  tempora- 
rily, in  the  place  of  the  lamented  Grand  Master  Hiram. 


86  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

The  Master  sits  in  the  East,  is  termed  Thrice  Potent, 
and  represents  Adonirara,  the  son  of  Abda,  President  of 
the  Board  of  Architects. 

Senior  Warden,  in  the  West,  represents  Joabert,  a 
Phoenician,  Chief  Artificer  in  Brass. 

Junior  Warden,  in  the  South,  represents  Stolkin,  a 
Hebrew,  Chief  Carpenter. 

Master  of  Ceremonies,  in  the  North,  represents  Selec, 
the  Giblemite,  Chief  Stone-mason. 

Captain  of  the  Guard,  in  the  North,  represents  Gareb, 
a  Hebrew,  Chief  Worker  in  Silver  and  Gold,  and  En- 
graver. 

During  a  reception,  the  Thrice  Potent  represents 
King  Solomon,  and  is  robed  and  decorated  as  in  Perfec- 
tion ;  the  Senior  Warden  represents  Sadoc,  the  Priest, 
and  is  clothed  in  a  white  robe  and  mitre ;  the  Junior 
Warden  represents  Ahishar,  Governor  of  the  House, 
and  wears  a  black  robe  and  the  collar  and  apron  of  the 
degree. 

The  brethren  sit  about  the  Lodge  in  the  form  of  a 
triangle. 

REGALIA,  JEWELS,  ETC. 

Apron — Triangular  in  shape,  white,  lined  with  crim- 
son and  bordered  with  green ;  on  the  area  is  depicted  a 
five-pointed  star,  with  the  Hebrew  J  (">),  thrice  repeated, 
in  the  centre,  and  over  that  a  balance ;  on  the  flap  is  a 
triangle,  with  one  of  the  following  letters  in  each  angle : 
2,  fc<,  ">  (the  initials  of  the  words  Ben-khurim,  Achar, 
and  Jakinah). 

Cordon,  or  Order — A  broad  crimson  sash,  worn  from 
the  right  shoulder  to  the  left  hip;  at  the  point  is  sus- 
pended the  Jewel,  by  a  green  ribbon. 


INTENDANT  OF  THE  BUILDING8. 


87 


Jewel — A  golden  triangle,  similar  to  that  described 
as  on  the  flap  of  the  apron. 

Steps — Five  grand  steps,  the  heels  to  a  square. 
Age — Three  times  nine — equal  to  twenty-seven 
Battery — •  •  •  •  •  . 


RECEPTION. 

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To  which  thy  precepts  lead, 
Because  my  chief  delight  has  been 

Thy  righteous  paths  to  tread. 

T.\  P.'.  My  Brethren,  to  become  an  Intendant  of 
the  Building,  it  is  necessary  that  you  be  skilful  ar- 
chitects and  learned  in  the  knowledge  of  the  East 
and  Egypt.  But  it  is  equally  necessary  that  you 
should  be  charitable  and  benevolent,  that  you  may 
sympathize  with  the  laboring  man,  relieve  his  ne- 
cessities, see  to  his  comforts  and  that  of  his  family, 
and  smooth  for  him  and  for  those  who  depend  upon 
him  the  rugged  way  of  life, — recognizing  all  men  aa 
your  brethren,  and  yourselves  as  the  almoners  of 
God's  bounty. 


INTENDAXT  OF  THE  BUILDINGS.  89 

»  *  *  *  * 

LESSON. 

T.\  P.'.  I  will  restore  thy  judges,  as  at  the  first, 
and  thy  councillors,  as  at  the  beginning ;  for  the 
light  of  the  righteous  shall  be  established,  as  the 
Lord  giveth  wisdom  :  out  of  his  mouth  cometh  un- 
derstanding and  knowledge. 

S.'.  TV.'.  Thou  shalt  not  oppress  an  hired  servant, 
or  a  laboring  man  that  is  poor  and  needy ;  on  the 
day  when  he  earns  it  thou  shalt  give  him  his  lure, 
nor  shall  the  sun  go  down  upon  it :  for  he  is  poor, 
and  it  is  his  life  :  lest  he  cry  against  thee  unto  the 
Lord,  and  God  punish  thee  for  this  sin. 

J:.  JV.\  When  thou  beatest  thine  olive-trees,  thou 
shalt  not  go  over  the  boughs  again ;  it  shall  be 
for  the  stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow : 
when  thou  gatherest  the  grapes  of  thy  vineyard, 
thou  shalt  not  glean  it  afterwards  ;  it  shall  be  for  the 
stranger,  the  fatherless,  and  the  widow. 

T.\  P.'.  If  there  be  among  you  a  poor  man,  and 
one  unable  to  work,  of  thy  brethren,  within  any  of 
thy  gates,  thou  shalt  not  harden  thy  heart  nor  shut 
thine  hand  from  thy  poor  brother,  but  shalt  open  thy 
hand  unto  him,  and  shalt  surely  lend  him  sufficient 
for  his  need ;  for  thou  art  but  God's  treasurer,  to 
dispense  his  benefits  to  the  poor. 

S.\  W:.  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor,  and  be 
compelled  to  serve  thee,  thou  shalt  not  rule  over  him 
with  rigor,  but  shalt  fear  thy  God.     Nor  shalt  thou 


90  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

discharge  those  whose  labor  is  their  life  because  thy 
profits  are  not  large  ;  but  thou  shalt  be  God's  almo- 
ner, for  he  hath  but  lent  thee  aU  the  wealth  thou 
hast,  and  thou  art  but  his  trustee  for  the  poor,  the 
suffering,  and  the  destitute. 


INVESTITURE. 


The  battery  of  five,  the  five  lights  on  the  altar,  the 
five  steps,  the  five-pointed  star,  and  the  travel  five 
times  about  the  body  of  the  Lodge,  are  all  emblem- 
atical of  the  first  five  Chief  Architects. 

The  age  is  that  of  a  Master  Mason  (9),  multiplied 
by  that  of  an  Entered  Apprentice  (3),  representing 
that  the  Architects,  or  Intendants,  were  thrice  pow- 
erful as  Masters  and  Chiefs  of  Architecture  ;  hence 
the  number  of  lights  in  the  Lodge. 

My  brother,  I  now  with  pleasure  decorate  you  with 
a  crimson  cordon  or  order,  to  which  is  suspended  by 
a  green  ribbon  a  triangular  plate  of  gold — the  Jewel 
of  the  degree.  The  crimson  is  emblematical  of  that 
zeal  which  should  characterize  you  as  an  Intendant 
of  the  Building  ;  and  the  green,  of  the  hope  that  you 
will  honor  and  advance  the  Craft,  and  supply,  so  far 
as  in  you  lies  the  power,  the  place  of  our  late  Grand 
Master  Hiram. 

I  also  decorate  you  with  this  triangular  apron,  oi 


DTTENDANT   OF   THE    BUILDINGS,  91 

white,  lined  with  crimson  and  bordered  with  green. 
On  it  you  will  observe  the  five-pointed  star. 


The  number  five  in  this  degree,  my  brother,  has 
many  allusions,  some  of  which  have  already  been  ex- 
plained to  you  ;  it  is  also  to  remind  us  of  the  five 
point*  of  fellowship  :  that  we  are  to  go  on  a  brother's 
errand  or  to  his  relief,  even  barefoot  and  upon  flinty 
ground  ;  to  remember  him  in  our  supplications  to 
the  Deity  ;  to  clasp  him  to  our  heart  and  protect 
him  against  misfortune  and  slander  ;  to  uphold  him 
when  about  to  stumble  and  fall ;  and  to  give  him 
prudent,  honest,  and  friendly  counsel.  Such  are  the 
duties  you  are  especially  to  observe  and  to  teach  to 
others,  for  they  are  the  first  ordinances  of  Masonrv. 


HISTORY. 

G.\  Or.:  My  brother,  but  little  need  be  said  to 
you  of  the  history  of  this  degree,  as  it  is  fully  given 
in  the  reception.  You  have  on  this  occasion  repre- 
sented one  of  the  five  chief  architects  appointed  by 
King  Solomon  to  conduct  the  work  upon  the  Temple, 
in  the  place  of  Hiram,  the  chief  architect,  who  had 
been  murdered.  The  king  was  always  desirous  of 
carrying  to  the  highest  state  of  perfection  the  work 
he  had  begun  in  Jerusalem,  and  upon  the  loss  of  the 
skilful  Hiram,  much  concern  was  felt  as  to  whethei 


92  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    ANT)   A.    KITE. 

the  original  desigD  of  the  structure  could  be  coin- 
pleted,  and,  also,  as  to  whether  the  arrangements 
that  had  been  projected  for  ornamentation  and  deco- 
ration would  not  fail  for  want  of  skill  and  ability  on 
the  part  of  the  workmen.  Pending  these  difficulties, 
on  consultation,  it  was  recommended  by  the  High 
Priest,  Sadoc,  and  Ahishar,  Governor  of  the  House, 
that  five  artificers,  who  had  been  pupils  of  Hiram, 
should  be  placed,  as  chiefs,  over  five  departments  in 
the  construction  of  the  edifice,  and  that  at  least  the 
building  could  proceed,  until  they  could  find  a  Grand 
Master  Architect. 

Adoniram,  the  son  of  Abda,  was  selected  as  the 
President  of  the  Board  of  Architects,  the  others 
being  Joabert,  a  Phoenician,  the  chief  artificer  in 
brass  ;  StoLkin,  a  Hebrew,  chief  carpenter  ;  Selec, 
the  Giblemite,  chief  stone-mason  ;  and  Gareb,  a  He- 
brew, chief  worker  in  silver  and  gold,  and  chief  en- 
graver. 

King  Solomon  was  well  aware  that  the  zeal  and 
abilities  of  these  brethren  would  be  exerted  to  the 
utmost  in  bringing  to  perfection  so  glorious  a  work. 
In  like  manner,  we  expect  you  to  do  all  in  your 
power  to  promote  the  grand  design  of  Masonry,  and 
to  bring  to  perfection  the  works  of  this  Lodge  of  In- 
tendants  of  the  Building,  exercising  and  propagating 
charity  and  benevolence,  educating  the  poor  orphan, 
comforting  the  sick  and  distressed,  and  providing 
refuge  for  the  unfortunate. 

You  have  learned  in  your  previous  degrees  that, 


KTENDANT  OF  THE  BUrLDES'GS.  93 

in  order  to  succeed  in  the  great  work  of  erecting  a 
temple  not  made  with  hands,  and  dedicated  to  the 
Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe,  you  must  emulate 
the  samo  spirit,  the  same  fortitude  and  resolution 
possessed  by  our  Grand  Master  Hiram — preferring 
your  integrity  to  your  life. 

You  will  still  advance  toward  the  light — toward 
the  star  blazing  in  the  distance — which  is  an  emblem 
of  the  divine  truth,  given  by  God  to  the  first  men, 
and  preserved  amid  all  the  vicissitudes  of  ages  in  the 
traditions  and  teachings  of  Masonry.  Here,  as 
everywhere  in  tne  world,  Darkness  struggles  with 
Light,  and  clouds  and  shadows  intervene  between 
you  and  the  truth. 

You  are  now,  my  brother,  a  student  of  the  moral- 
ity of  Masonry,  with  which,  we  trust,  you  will  become 
imbued,  as  for  some  time  you  will  be  exclusively  oc- 
cupied in  its  study.  Step  by  step  you  must  advance 
toward  perfection  in  the  moral  code  of  Masonry  : 
each  Masonic  degree  is  meant  to  be  one  of  those 
steps  :  each  is  a  development  of  a  particular  duty, 
and  in  the  present  one  you  are  taught  charity  and 
benevolence.  With  these  two  virtues,  man  can  best 
prepare  for  that  future  which  he  hopes  for.  The  law 
of  our  being  is  love  of  life — this  wonderful  creation 
of  God — and  its  interests  and  adornments,  love  of 
the  world  ;  not  a  low  and  sensual  love,  not  love  of 
wealth,  fame,  ease,  power,  and  splendor,  not  low 
worldliness,  but  the  love  of  earth  as  the  garden  on 
which   the   Creator  has  lavished   such   miracles  of 


94  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

beauty — as  the  habitation  of  humanity — the  dwell- 
ing-place of  the  wise,  the  good,  the  active,  and  the 
loving — the  place  for  the  exercise  of  the  noblest  pas- 
sions, the  loftiest  virtues,  and  the  tenderest  sympa- 
thies :  this  is  the  charity  or  love  we  would  teach  in 
this  degree,  for  God  himself  is  love,  and  every  de- 
gree of  charity  that  dwells  in  us  is  the  participation 
of  the  divine  nature. 


NINTH  DEGREE. 


master    -gleet    of    mine 


ARGUMENT. 

The  three  degrees  called  elect,  or  Elu— nanely,  Elect  of  Nine. 
Elect  of  Fifteen,  and  Sublime  Master  Elected — are  intimately 
and  essentially  connected  They  are  of  an  important  and  inter- 
esting nature,  the  first  of  the  three  being  established  to  reward 
the  fidelity  and  zeal  of  one  of  the  favorites  of  the  King  of  Israel, 
who  was  the  first  to  detect  and  bring  to  justice  a  certain  Crafts- 
man, who,  pending  the  construction  of  the  Temple,  had  been  en- 
gaged in  an  execrable  deed. 

The  great  purpose  of  the  degree  is  to  inculcate  and  illustrate 
this  lesson :  That  we  should  be  careful  how  we  allow  ourselves 
to  be  led  away  by  an  excess  of  zeal,  even  in  a  good  cause,  to  in- 
dict, as  an  individual,  the  punishment  justly  due  for  the  violation 
of  human  or  divine  laws. 


u  Fkee,  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Masonry  has  no 
ambition  to  be  considered  a  CharitaKe  Institution,  in  the  modern 
acceptation  of  that  term.  In  that  regard,  we  are  widely  different 
from  those  secret  associations  whose  chief  claim  to  public  con- 
sideration is  in  the  assistance  they  render  to  the  unfortunate  poor. 
However  laudable  alms-giving  may  be,  we  are  not  prepared  to 
accept  it  with  them  as  a  full  and  complete  exercise  of  all  our 
duties  as  conveyed  in  the  word  Charity.  Alms-giving  is  not  the 
full  scope  of  Charity  as  taught  in  the  old  Free  Masonic  schools 
of  Philosophy.  The  greatest  of  the  divine  virtues  given  to  man 
is  Charity. 

"  It  is  that  great  vital  principle  of  fraternity,  of  equality,  and  of 
liberty,  which  prompts  a  man  to  love  his  neighbor  as  himself— 
it  is  humble,  retiring,  hath  no  shadow  of  envy,  hatred,  or  malice — 
it  is  that  love  to  mankind  which  prompts  us  to  rush  to  the  rescue 
of  our  brethren  in  adversity,  as  well  as  to  rejoice  with  them  in 
their  prosperity.  In  brief,  this  is  the  substance  of  all  our  teach- 
ings, and  all  else  is  but  subsidiary." 

Ent:.  Ap.:  Degree,  A.:  A.:  8:.  R\ 


MASTER   ELECT   OF   NINE. 


MASTER  ELECT  OF  NINE. 

THE  NINTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  SIXTH  DEGREE  OF  THE  INEFFABLX 
SERIES. 


DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

The  hangings  are  black,  strewed  with  flames,  sus- 
pended from  eight  columns,  four  on  each  sida  There 
are  nine  great  lights — eight  forming  an  octagon  round 
the  altar,  which  is  in  the  centre  :  the  other  light  is 
placed  half-way  between  the  altar  and  the  East.  The 
altar  is  covered  with  black,  and  on  it  are  placed  the 
Book  of  the  Testimony,  two  cross-swords,  and  a  dagger. 

An  urn,  containing  a  number  of  white  and  black  bal- 
lots, on  the  Secretary's  desk. 

A  room  representing  a  cavern. 


TITLES. 

The  body  is  styled  a  Chapter,  and  consists  of  nin« 
members,  who  represent  the  first  Nine  Masters  Elect. 
The  officers  are — 


100 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


Thrice  Potent  Master,  represents  King  Solomon  ; 


Senior  Inspector, 

Junior  Inspector, 

Orator, 

Secretary, 

Treasurer, 

Hospitaller, 

Master  of  Ceremonies, 
Captain  of  the  Guard, 


King  Hiram  ; 

Adoniram ; 

Zabud ; 

Sadoc ; 

Josaphat ; 

Ahisar ; 

j  The  Stranger  Pharog, 

1    a  poor  herdsman  ; 

Banacas. 


CLOTHING. 

Apron — White,  lined  and  bordered  with  black, 
Bprinkled  with  blood ;  in  the  centre  a  bloody  head  held 
by  the  hair ;  on  the  flap,  an  arm  holding  a  dagger. 


Sash — A  broad  black  watered  ribbon,  worn  from  the 
right  shoulder  to  the  left  hip  ;  at  the  lower  end  nine 


MASTER   ELECT   OF   NINE.  101 

red  rosettes,  four  on  each  side,  and  one  at  the  bottom, 
from  which  pendent  the 

Jewel — A  dagger,  hilt  of  gold  and  blade  of  silver. 

During  a  reception  the  Thrice  Potent  and  Senior  In 
spector  wear  Royal  robes,  with  crown  and  sceptre  ;  the 
Secretary  wears  robes  and  mitre  of  the  High  Priest. 

The  Junior  Inspector  and  other  officers,  robed  in  black 
with  cowles,  and  the  apron,  sash,  and  jewel  of  this  de- 
gree, sit  *  *  *  during  the  working  of  the  degree, 
with  right  elbow  on  the  knee  and  head  on  the  right 
hand,  as  if  fatigued. 

Stranger  clothed  as  a  shepherd. 

Battery — •  •••••••  —  • 

The  lights  are  not  lighted  until  the  Chapter  is  opened. 

Hour — First  hour  of  night. 

Age — Eight  and  one. 


OPENING. 


Q.  What  are  we  taught  as  a  Master  Elect  of 
Nine? 

A.  That  we  should  be  careful  how  we  suffer  our- 
selves to  be  led  away  by  an  excess  of  zeal,  even  in  a 
good  cause,  to  exercise  as  individuals  the  vengeance 
due  for  the  violation  of  divine  and  human  laws. 

Q.  What  further  does  the  degree  illustrate  ? 

A.  The  overthrow  of  ignorance  by  freedom. 


102 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 


RECEPTION. 


My  brother,  I  now  designate  and  present  to  you 
the  jewel  of  this  degree.  It  is  the  avenging  blade, 
which  will  be  sure  to  find  the  perjured  and  guilty 
traitor. 

I  invest  you  with  the  other  symbols  of  this  degree. 
*  *  *  This  apron  and  sash  denote  the  melan- 
choly death  of  our  Grand  Master  H.\  A.*.  The 
bloody  arm  and  red  roses,  the  instrument  and  the 
blood  shed  by  the  eight  and  one  knights  to  atone 
for  his  death. 


You  will  now  go  and  salute  the  Grand  Inspector, 
and  then  repair  to  the  Grand  Orator  for  the  history 
of  this  degree. 


MASTER  ELECT  OF  NINE.  103 


HISTORY. 


G.\  0.'.  After  the  death  of  the  Grand  Master,  the 
assassins  having  made  their  escape,  a  great  assem- 
bly of  Masons  was  convened  by  King  Solomon,  to 
consult  as  to  the  best  means  of  discovering  and  ap- 
prehending them.  Their  deliberations  were  inter- 
rupted by  the  entrance  of  a  herdsman,  who  de- 
manded to  speak  to  the  king.  On  being  admitted  to 
an  interview,  he  acquainted  King  Solomon  that  he 
had  discovered  persons  concealed  in  a  cave  near  the 
coast  of  Joppa,  answering  the  description  given  of 
the  traitors  ;  and  he  offered  to  conduct  those  whom 
the  king  should  select  to  the  place  of  their  conceal- 
ment. This  being  communicated  to  the  Masters, 
they  one  and  all  eagerly  requested  to  be  made  par- 
ticipators in  the  vengeance  due  the  assassins.  Solo- 
mon checked  their  ardor,  declaring  that  only  nine 
should  undertake  the  task  ;  and  to  avoid  giving  any 
offence,  ordered  a  selection  of  nine  of  the  brethren 
by  lot,  to  accompany  the  stranger.  At  the  first  hour 
of  the  night,  the  favorite  of  King  S.\  and  eight 
others,  conducted  by  the  stranger,  travelled  onward 
through  a  rough  and  dreary  country  toward  the 
coast  of  Joppa.  On  the  way,  the  most  ardent  of  the 
nine,  learning  that  the  murderers  were  hidden  in  a 
cavern  not  far  from  where  they  then  were,  pressed 
on  ahead,  found  the  cavern,  entered  it  with  the  shep- 
herd, where,  by  the  dim  light  of  the  lamp,  he  discov- 
ered one  of  the  assassins  asleep,  with  a  dagger  at  hia 


104  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

feet.  Inflamed  at  the  sight,  and  actuated  by  au  iin« 
patient  zeal,  he  immediately  seized  the  dagger  and 
stabbed  him,  first  in  the  head  and  then  in  the  heart. 
The  assassin  had  only  time  to  say  "Necum"  [pro- 
nounced nay-coom],  or  "vengeance  is  taken,"  and 
expired.  The  avenger  then  quenched  his  thirst  at 
the  fountain.  When  the  eight  arrived  at  the  spot, 
they  asked  him  what  he  had  done.  He  replied,  "  I 
have  slain  the  assassin  of  our  Grand  Master,  and 
have  performed  a  feat  for  the  honor  and  glory  of  the 
Craft,  for  which  I  hope  to  be  rewarded."  He  then 
severed  the  head  from  the  body,  and  taking  it  in  one 
hand  and  his  dagger  in  the  other,  with  the  eight  re- 
turned to  Jerusalem.  In  his  zeal,  however,  he  hast- 
ened into  the  presence  of  the  king,  passing  the 
guards  at  the  entrance.  Solomon  was  at  first  very 
much  offended  that  it  had  been  put  out  of  his  power 
to  take  vengeance  in  the  presence  of,  and  as  a  warn- 
ing to,  the  rest  of  the  workmen,  and  ordered  the 
guards  to  put  his  favorite  to  death  ;  but  by  the  inter- 
cession of  his  brethren  he  was  pardoned  for  his  zeal, 
and  they  became  reconciled.  Solomon  established 
the  grade  of  Master  Elect  of  Nine,  and  conferred  it 
upon  the  nine  companions. 


TENTH  DEGREE. 


•r  gleet  of  1 


ARGUMENT. 

rms  degree  is  a  continuation  of  the  series  known  as  the  Elu, 
t  'Elect  degrees,  and  recounts  in  detail  the  mode  of  the  arrest  and 
p  \nishment  of  the  remaining  assassins  ;  and  reminds  us  that  the 
•^erring  eye  of  Justice  will  discover  the  guilty,  and  they  suffer 
lac  punishment  their  crimes  deserve.  It  is  intended,  morally,  to 
instruct  us  that  amhition  and  fanaticism,  enslavers  of  mankind, 
ait  overthrown  and  dispelled  by  the  sword  of  justice  and  freedom. 


MASTER  ELECT  OF  FIFTEEN. 

THE  TENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  SEVENTH  DEGREE  OF  THE 
INEFFABLE    SERIES. 


THE  CHAPTER— ITS  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

The  hangings  are  black,  sprinkled  with  red  and  white 
tears. 

There  are  fifteen  lights,  five  in  the  East,  and  five  be- 
fore each  Warden— four  forming  a  square  and  one  in 
the  centre — all  of  yellow  wax. 

The  altar  may  be  covered  with  black,  strewed  with 
silver  tears. 

On  the  altar  the  Great  Lights,  Book  of  Constitutions, 
two  crossed-swords,  and  two  daggers. 

OFFICERS,  TITLES,  ETC. 

The  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master,  who  represents 
King  Solomon. 

The  Senior  Grand  Warden  represents  King  Hiram, 
and  sits  on  his  right. 


108        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

The  Junior  Grand  Warden,  in  the  West,  represents 
Adoniram,  the  son  of  Abda. 

The  Orator  represents  Zabud,  the  king's  friend. 

The  Secretary  represents    Sadoc,   the  Priest. 

The  Treasurer  represents  Josaphat,  the  son  of  Ahiiud, 
the  Chancellor. 

The  Hospitaller  represents  Ahishar,  Governor  of  the 
House. 

The  Captain  of  the  Guard  represents  Zerbal. 

Ths  Master  of  Ceremonies  represents  the  stranger 
who  gave  information  of  the  place  of  concealment  of 
the  assassins. 

The  number  of  members  is  regularly  fifteen,  and  no 
more. 

ORNAMENTS  AND  JEWELS. 


The  apron  is  white,  lined,  edged  and  fringed  with 
black,  and  the  flap  black. 

In  the  middle  are  painted  or  embroidered  three  gates, 
and  over  each  gate  a  head  impaled  on  a  spike. 

The  sash  is  a  black  ribbon  or  sash,  worn  from  right 
to  left,  on  the  front  of  which  are  painted  or  embroidered 
three  heads. 


MASTER   ELECT   OF   FIFTEEN.  109 

The  jewel  is  a  dagger,  its  hilt  gold  and  its  blade  sil- 
ver, hanging  at  the  end  of  the  sash. 

During  a  reception  the  officers  are  dressed  as  in  the 
ninth  degree. 

The  age  5  times  3,  or  15  years. 

The  hour  for  opening  is  the  sixth  hour  of  the  night ; 
the  hour  for  closing  is  the  sixth  hour  of  the  day. 

Battery —  •••••  —  •••••  —  ••••• 


OPENING. 

The  fifteen  lights  are  not  burning. 


Q.  What  is  the  cause  to  which  the  Illustrious  Elu 
of  the  Fifteen  are  now  devoted  ? 

A.  That  of  the  oppressed  against  the  oppressor, 
and  of  Toleration  against  Intolerance. 

Q.  When  did  the  fifteen  Elus  depart  from  Jerusa- 
lem? 

A.  On  the  15th  day  of  the  month  Tammuz. 

Q.  When  did  they  arrive  at  Gath  ? 

A.  On  the  18th  day  of  the  same  month. 

Q.  What  is  your  age  ? 

A.  5  times  3,  or  15  years,  complete. 

Q.  What  is  the  hour  ? 

A.  The  sixth  hour  of  the  night. 


110        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Cau.se,  then,  the  brethren  to  assemble  around  the 
altar,  that,  renewing  our  pledges  to  one  another,  we 
may  open  this  Chapter  of  Illustrious  Elus  of  the  Fif- 
teen. 

Brethren,  you  will  please  assemble  around  the 
altar,  that  this  Chapter  may  be  opened  in  due  and 
ancient  form. 

***** 

G.'.  Or.'.  To  the  cause  of  every  people  that  strug- 
gle against  oppression  ! 

J.'.  G.\  W.\  To  the  cause  of  all  who  defend  Eight 
and  Justice  against  Tyranny  ! 

S.\  G.\  W.\  To  the  cause  of  Toleration  against 
Intolerance  and  Persecution ! 

T.\  P.'.  To  the  cause  of  Free  Thought,  Free 
Speech,  Free  Conscience ! 

All.  "We  devote  ourselves,  our  hands,  our  hearts, 
our  intellects ! 

T.'.  P.\  Now,  henceforward,  and  forever! 

All.  Amen ! 


T.'.  P.'.  As  these  lights  shine  in  this  Chapter,  so 
shall  the  light  of  freedom  illuminate  the  world. 

***** 

8.'.  G.'.  IV.'.  As  my  lights  shine  in  this  Chapter, 
so  shall  the  light  of  religious  and  political  toleration 
rise  upon  the  world. 


MASTER   ELECT   OF   FIFTEEN.  Ill 

J.\  G:.  W.\  As  my  lights  shine  in  this  Chapter, 
so  shall  the  light  of  education  and  intelligence  yet 
shine  in  all  the  comers  of  the  earth. 

T.\  P.'.  So  mote  it  be  !  My  brethren,  this  Chap- 
ter is  duly  opened  in  due  and  ancient  form. 


EECEPTIOX 


The  demands  of  justice  remain  unsatisfied.  Ex- 
cellent Grand  Orator,  what  saith  the  law  as  to  him 
who  slayeth  his  brother  ? 

If  any  man  hate  his  neighbor,  and  lie  in  wait  for 
him,  and  rise  up  against  him  and  smite  him  mortally, 
that  he  die,  and  fleeth  into  one  of  the  cities  of  refuge, 
then  the  Elders  of  his  city  shall  send  and  fetch  him 
thence,  and  deliver  him  into  the  hand  of  the  Avenger 
of  Blood,  that  he  may  die.  Thine  eye  shall  not  pity 
him,  but  thou  shalt  put  away  the  guilt  of  innocent 
blood  from  Israel,  that  it  may  go  well  with  thee. 


112 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


Suck  is  the  law  ;  and  the  land  of  Israel  is  not  yet 
purified  of  the  innocent  blood  of  our  brother  shed 
upon  the  floor  of  the  Temple.  One  of  his  assassins 
has  suffered  swift  punishment,  but  two  remain  at 
large,  nor  have  yet  been  traced  from  their  retreat  in 
the  mountains  of  Joppa.  I  fear  they  have  escaped 
by  sea,  and  are  beyond  our  reach. 

Most  Potent  King,  doubt  not  that  the  Lord  will  at 
length  give  the  two  assassins  into  thy  hand. 


T.\  P.\  I  therefore  declare  you  to  be  duly  invest- 
ed with  the  rank  and  dignity  of  Illustrious  Elu  of  the 
Fifteen,  which  degree  I  declare  to  be  devoted  now 
and  always  hereafter  to  Liberty  and  Toleration ;  and 
I  invest  you  with  its  collar,  apron,  and  jewel,  wliich 
need  no  explanation. 


HISTORY. 

G.\  0.'.  About  six  months,  it  is  said,  after  the  ex- 
ecution of  the  assassin,  as  detailed  in  the  degree  of 
Master    Elect    of    the    Nine,    Bengaber,    an    intendant 


MASTER   ELECT   OF   FIFTEEN.  113 

of  King  Solomon,  in  the  country  of  Gath,  which  was 
tributary  to  him,  caused  diligent  inquiry  to  be  made 
if  any  person  had  lately  taken  shelter  in  that  region 
who  might  be  supposed  to  have  fled  from  Jerusalem : 
he  published  at  the  same  time  an  accurate  descrip- 
tion of  the  traitors  who  had'  made  their  escape. 
Shortly  afterward  he  received  information  that  per- 
sons answering  the  description  had  lately  arrived 
there,  and,  believing  themselves  to  be  perfectly  se- 
cure, had  begun  to  work  in  the  quarry  of  Ben-Dekar. 

As  soon  as  Solomon  was  made  acquainted  with 
this  circumstance,  he  wrote  to  Maaka,  King  of  Gath 
to  assist  in  apprehending  them,  and  to  cause  them  to 
be  delivered  to  persons  he  should  appoint  to  secure 
them,  and  have  them  brought  to  Jerusalem  to  receive 
the  punishment  due  to  their  crimes. 

Solomon  then  selected  fifteen  Masters  in  whom  he 
could  place  the  greatest  confidence,  and  among  whom 
were  those  nine  who  had  been  in  the  cavern,  and 
sent  them  with  an  escort  of  troops  in  quest  of  the 
villains.  Five  days  were  spent  in  the  search,  when 
Zerbal,  who  bore  King  Solomon's  letter  to  King 
Maaka,  with  Stolkin  and  another  of  his  companions, 
discovered  them  cutting  stone  in  the  quarry.  They 
immediately  seized  them,  and,  binding  them  in 
chains,  conducted  them  to  Jerusalem.  On  their  ar- 
rival they  were  imprisoned  in  the  tower  of  Achizar, 
and  the  next  morning  received  the  punishment  which 
their  crimes  deserved. 

This  degree,  my  brethren,  as  you  learned  by  your 


114  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

reception  and  obligation,  is  devoted  to  the  same  ob- 
jects as  those  of  the  Elu  of  the  Nine  ;  and  also  to 
the  cause  of  the  oppressed  against  the  oppressor, 
and  of  toleration  against  intolerance ;  that  is,  to  the 
cause  of  human  freedom,  corporal  and  mental,  against 
tyranny  exercised  over  the  soul  or  body. 

The  assassins  of  Hiram  Abif,  whose  capture  and 
execution  are  recounted  in  this  degree,  are  the  sym- 
bols of  those  special  enemies  of  freedom  of  the  body 
and  the  soul — Ambition,  of  which  tyranny  or  despot- 
ism is  born  ;  and  Fanaticism,  from  which  springs 
intolerance  and  persecution.  To  the  objects  of  this 
degree  you  have  irrevocably  consecrated  yourself, 
and  whenever  in  your  presence  a  Chapter  of  this  de- 
gree is  opened,  you  will  be  most  impressively  remind- 
ed of  your  solemn  vows  here  taken  at  our  altar. 


ELEVENTH  DEGREE. 


jiuMimje    IK&aster    £Utittl, 


ARGUMENT. 

This  the  third  of  the  Elu  or  Elect  Degrees,  was  intended  tc 
emblematically  illustrate  the  reward  conferred  by  King  Solomon 
upon  twelve  of  the  Masters  Elect  of  Fifteen  who  were  instru- 
mental in  bringing  to  justice  the  assassins  of  the  Master  Builder 
Hiram,  constituting  them  Governors  over  the  twelve  tribes  of 
Israel, — instructing  us  that  the  true  and  faithful  Brother  will 
gooner  or  later  receive  his  just  reward,  and  morally  teaching  us 
to  be  earnest,  honest,  and  sincere,  and  to  protect  the  people 
against  illegal  impositions  and  exactions. 


--V| 


SUBLIME  MASTER  ELECTED. 

THE  ELEVENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  EIGHTH  OF  THE  INEFFABLE 
SERIES. 


THE  LODGE— ITS  DECORATIONS   ETC. 

This  Lodge  is  also  called  a  Chapter,  and  is  decorated 
like  that  of~the  Tenth  degree,  with  the  same  hangings. 

It  is  lighted,  however,l)y  12  lights,  by  threes,  in  the 
East,  West,  Xorth,  and  South— each  three  forming  an 
equilateral  triangle. 

OFFICERS,  TITLES,  ETC. 

Same  as  in  the  Tenth  degree. 

The  Chapter  regularly  consists  of  twelve  members 
only. 

CLOTHING,  ORNAMENTS,  AND  JEWELS. 

The  apron  is  white,  lined,  edged  and  fringed  with 
black,  and  the  flap  black.  In  the  middle  of  the  apron 
is  painted  or  embroidered  a  flaming  heart. 


118 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.   RITE. 


The  cordon  is  a  black  ribbon,  worn  from  right  to  left. 
Over  the  heart  is  painted  or  embroidered  upon  it  a 
flaming  heart ;  and  over  that,  the  words  Vincere  nut 
Mori. 

The  altar  is  uncovered,  and  supports  the  four  great 
lights,  cross-swords,  and  two  daggers.  Points  of 
swords,  when  on  an  altar,  should  always  be  from  the 
East. 

The  jewel  is  a  dagger,  worn  suspended  to  the  sash. 

The  age  is  12  years. 

Battery — •  ••••••••••• 


SUBLIME   MASTER   ELECTED.  119 

OPENING. 


Q.  What  is  your  name  ? 

A.  Emeth. 

Q.  What  does  it  signify  ? 

A.  A  true  man — just,  fair,  sincere,  faithful,  fearing 
God. 

Q.  Where  were  you  received  a  Prince  Emeth,  or 
Elu  of  the  Twelve  ? 

A.  In  a  place  representing  the  audience-chamber 
of  King  Solomon. 

Q.  How  many  compose  a  Chapter  of  Sublime  Elu 
of  the  Twelve  ? 

A.  Twelve  or  more. 


T.\  P.\  What  does  it  signify? 

A.  That  my  faith  cannot  be  shaken,  and  my  confi- 
dence is  in  God. 

Q.  What  are  the  characteristics  of  an  Elu  of  the 
Twelve  ? 

A.  He  is  frank,  fair,  sincere,  straightforward,  relia- 
ble, honest,  and  upright,  and  thus  is  Emeth,  a  true 
man. 

Who  were  the  first  Elus  of  the  Twelve  ? 

A.  Those  whom  King  Solomon  made  Princes  and 
Governors  in  Israel. 


120 


BOOK    OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


G.\  Or.\  That  the  people  among  whom  we  live 
may  be  protected  against  illegal  impositions. 

J:.  G:.  W.\  That  they  may  be  secured  hi  the  en- 
joyment of  their  political  and  social  rights. 

S.'.  G:.  W:.  That  the  burdens  of  the  government 
may  be  equally  apportioned. 

Ml.  We  are  and  will  forever  remain  united. 

G:.  Or.'.  We  will  be  true  unto  all  men. 

J:.  G:.  W:.  We  will  be  frank,  honest,  and  sincere 
in  all  things. 

S.\  G:.  W.\  We  will  be  earnest  in  doing  that 
which  it  may  be  our  duty  to  do. 

T:.  P.'.  No  man  shall  repent  that  he  has  relied 
upon  our  word. 

All.  And  to  this  we  pledge  ourselves  as  Masons 
and  as  true  men. 


RECEPTION. 


tl 


Justice  will   surely  overtake  the  guilty,  and  the 
offence  be  unerringly  followed  by  its  consequences 


SUBLIME   MASTER    ELECTED.  121 

Freedom  of  the  State  can  only  be  attained  And  per- 
petuated by  instructing  the  people,  by  following  ig- 
norance into  its  darkest  dens,  and  there  smiting  it 
mortally,  without  mercy.  My  brethren,  the  affairs 
of  the  living,  too  long  neglected  in  our  sorrow  for  the 
dead  and  our  pursuit  of  the  assassins,  now  demand 
our  attention.  Many  complaints  have  accumulated, 
and  much  wrong  and  oppression  is  charged  to  exist. 


I  will  create  twelve  of  the  fifteen  Master  Elus  to 
be  Governors  in  Israel,  with  the  title  of  Princes 
Emeth,  giving  them  in  charge  the  collection  of  the 
revenues  of  my  realm,  and  supreme  control,  each 
in  his  province,  as  my  vicegerents  and  immediate 
representatives.  They  shall,  also,  when  assembled, 
constitute  a  Chapter,  and  a  new  degree  in  Masonry 
be  thus  created,  called  the  Sublime  Elu  of  the 
Twelve.  And,  in  order  that  no  one  may  be  offended 
or  mortified,  let  the  twelve  be  selected  by  lot. 


My  brethren,  are  you  willing  to  take  upon  your- 
selves the  duties  of  Governors  in  Israel  and  chiefs 
G 


I2"J  BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    RITE. 

over  the  tribute,  with   the   resolution  to  discharge 
those  duties  faithfully  and  impartially  ? 

Will  you  promise  to  deal  honestly  and  fairly  by  all 
men — to  know  no  distinctions  of  persons — and  to  see 
that  none  are  subjected  to  exaction,  extortion,  or  un- 
just impositions  of  burdens  ? 


T.\  P.'.  I  invest  you,  my  brother,  with  the  apron, 
collar,  and  jewel  of  this  degree  ;  remember  that  you 
wear  them  as  the  successor  and  representative  of  a 
Sublime  Elu  or  Prince  Emeth  of  the  Court  of  King 
Solomon ;  and  that  your  conduct  and  conversation 
must  be  such  as  becomes  one  invested  with  so  high 
an  honor.  The  flaming  hearts  are  symbols  of  that 
zeal  and  devotedness  that  ought  to  animate  you,  and 
the  motto  is  your  pledge  that  you  will  rather  die 
than  betray  the  cause  of  the  people,  or  be  overcome 
through  your  own  fear  or  fault. 

HISTOKr. 

G.'.  Or.'.  The  history  of  this  degree  is  brief. 
After  punishment  had  been  inflicted  on  the  mur- 
derers mentioned  in  the  preceding  degrees,  King 
Solomon  instituted  this  degree,  both  as  a  recom- 
pense for  the  zeal  and  constancy  of  the  Elus  of  the 
Fifteen,  who  had  assisted  him  to  discover  them,  and 
also  to  enable  him  to  elevate  other  deserving  breth- 
ren from  the  lower  degrees  to  those  of  places  in  the 


SUBLIME   MASTER   ELECTED.  123 

higher,  which  had  been  vacated  by  their  promotion. 
Twelve  of  these  fifteen  he  elected  Sublime  Knights, 
and  made  the  selection  by  ballot,  that  he  might  give 
none  offence,  putting  the  names  of  the  whole  in  an 
urn.  The  first  twelve  that  were  drawn  he  formed 
into  a  Chapter,  and  gave  them  command  over  the 
twelve  tribes.  He  gave  them  the  name  of  Emeth, 
which  is  a  Hebrew  word  signifying  a  true  man.  He 
exhibited  to  them  the  precious  things  which  were  de- 
posited in  the  tabernacle.  These,  my  brother,  are 
the  chief  objects  delineated  on  our  tracing-board, 
and  these  you  should  make  the  constant  subject  of 
your  reflections.  These  last  three  degrees  consti- 
tute what  are  called  the  "Elu  degrees"  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite.  They  elucidate 
a  particular  part  of  the  legendary  history  of  Freema- 
sonry, and  constitute  a  peculiar  system  which  is 
necessarily  contained  in  every  rite.  In  the  York 
rite  the  Elus  are  combined  into  one,  and  form  a  part 
of  the  third  degree.  In  the  French  rite  they  consti- 
tute a  separate  degree,  called  "  Elu,"  and  forming 
the  fourth  degree  of  that  rite.  In  some  of  the  other 
systems  of  Masonry  the  Elus  have  been  divided  into 
numerous  degrees,  but  their  purport  is  always  the 
same — to  give  details  of  the  detection  and  punish- 
ment, by  chosen  or  elected  brethren,  of  those  mur- 
derers who  first  stained  the  escutcheon  of  Freema* 
Bonry  by  an  atrocious  crime. 


124  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


CLOSING. 


T.\  P.'.  Brother  Senior  Grand  Warden,  what  ia 
the  hour  ? 

8.:  G.\  W.\  The  twelfth  hour  of  the  day,  Thrice 
Potent. 

T.\  P.'.  Then  it  is  time  to  close  this  Chapter  of 
Sublime  Elu  of  the  Twelve.  Cause  the  brethren  to 
assemble  around  the  altar,  that,  renewing  our  pledges 
to  each  other,  we  may  close  in  due  and  ancient  form. 

S.\  G.\  W.\  Brethren,  you  will  please  assemble 
around  the  altar,  and  assist  the  Thrice  Potent  Grand 
Master  to  close  this  Chapter  in  due  and  ancient  form. 


TWELFTH  DEGKEE. 


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ARGUMENT. 

The  degree  of  Grand  Master  Architect  is  alleged  to  have  bee-;) 
established  as  a  school  of  instruction  for  the  more  advance1 
workmen  of  the  Temple,  to  assure  uniformity  in  work,  vigor  in 
its  prosecution,  and  to  reward  those  more  eminent  in  science  anil 
skill  The  degree  partakes  of  a  scientific  nature,  in  which  the 
ruleo  of  architecture  and  the  connection  of  the  liberal  arts  with 
Masonry  are  dwelt  upon,  and  portions  of  the  Fellow  Craft  01 
Companion  degree  are  amplified  and  extensively  illustrated. 
This  grade  requires  of  the  neophyte  that  he  be  thoroughly  quali- 
fied, intellectually  and  morally,  to  be  admitted,  and  instruct- 
him  that  virtue  is  as  necessary  as  talents  to  every  Grand  Master 
Architect 


GRAND  MASTER  ARCHITECT. 

THE  TWELFTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  NINTH  OF  THE  INEFFABLB 
SERIES. 


THE  CHAPTER— ITS  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

Bodie8  of  this  degree  are  styled  Chapters. 

The  hangings  are  white,  strewed  with  crimson  flames. 

Behind  the  Master,  in  the  East,  are  five  columns, 
each  of  a  different  order  of  architecture  :  Tuscan,  Doric, 
Ionic,  Corinthian,  and  Composite. 

In  the  North  is  painted  the  North  Star,  and  a  little 


12S 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


below  it  the  seven  stars  of  the  Great  Bear.  In  the 
East,  behind  the  columns,  is  a  luminous  star,  represent- 
ing Jupiter  rising  in  the  East  as  the  morning  star. 

Upon  the  altar,  which  is  in  the  centre  of  the  room 
»nd  covered  with  a  black  cloth  with  tears,  are  the  Great. 
Lights,  Book  of  the  Constitutions,  and  on  it,  all  the  con- 
tents of  a  case  of  mathematical  instruments. 

The  Chapter  is  lighted  by  three  great  lights,  one  in 
the  East,  one  in  the  West,  and  one  in  the  South. 

Over  the  columns,  in  the  East,  hangs  a  triangle,  en 
closing  the  word     ^JIX 

OFFICERS,  TITLES,  Elo. 
The  same  as  in  the  three  preceding  degrees. 

CLOTHING,  ORNAMENTS,  JEWEL,  ETC. 


The  apron  is  white,  lined  and  bordered  with  blue, 
and  fringed  with  gold.  On  it  are  painted  or  embroi- 
dered a  protractor  on  the  flap,  and  in  the  middle  a  plain 
scale,  a  sector,  and  the  compasses,  so  arranged  as  to 
form  a  triancde 


GRAXD   MASTER  ARCHITECT. 


129 


The  cordon  is  a  broad  blue  watered  ribbon,  worn 
from  the  left  shoulder  to  the  right  hip. 

The  jewel  is  a  triangle  of  gold:  on  each  angle,  on 
one  side,  is  a  star  enclosed  by  a  semicircle.  In  the 
centre,  on  the  same  side,  is  an  equilateral  triangle, 
formed  by  arcs  of  circles,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  the 
letter  ^  On  the  reverse  side  are  five  columns,  of  the 
different  orders  of  architecture,  with  the  initial  letter  ol 


the  proper  order  below  each,  in  old  English  letters,  ar- 
ranged from  left  to  right,  Tuscan,  Doric,  Ionic,  Corin- 
thian, and  Composite.  Above  these  columns  are  a  sec- 
tor and  a  slide-rule  ;  below  them,  the  three  kinds  oi 
compasses,  the  plain  scale,  and  parallel  ruler ;  and  be- 
tween the  second  and  third,  and  third  and  fourth  col- 
umns, are  the  letters     "^ "2  (R-".  B.\) 

In  front  of  each  brother  is  a  small  table,  and  on  it  a 
case  of  instruments,  with  paper  and  other  articles  foi 
drafting. 

The  age  of  a  Grand  Mastei  Architect  is  the  squaie  of 
3  x  5,  or  45  years. 

Battel  y — •  ••••-•• 

6* 


130        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 


OPENING. 

In  the  Opening,  the  following  explanations  of  the  i» 
Btruments  of  a  Grand  Master  Architect  are  given  : 

Q.  What  are  the  instruments  of  a  Grand  Master 
Architect  ? 

A.  The  different  compasses,  the  parallel  ruler,  the 
protractor,  the  plain  scale,  the  sector  and  the  slide- 
rule. 

Q.  What  lesson  do  the  different  compasses  teach 
us? 

A.  That  life  and  time  constitute  but  a  point  in  the 
centre  of  eternity ;  while  the  circle  of  God's  attributes 
is  infinity. 

Q.  What  lesson  does  the  parallel  ruler  teach  us  ? 

A.  That  we  should  be  consistent,  firm,  unwavering, 
and  of  that  equanimity  of  mind  and  temper  which 
befits  a  Mason. 

Q.  What  lesson  does  the  protractor  teach  us  ? 

A.  That  we  should  be  upright  and  sincere,  frank 
in  all  our  dealings,  moderate  in  our  professions,  and 
exact  and  punctual  in  performance. 

Q.  What  lesson  does  the  plain  scale  teach  us  ? 

A.  That  we  live  not  only  for  ourselves,  but  for 
others,  so  as  in  just  and  proper  measure  to  serve  our- 
selves, our  families,  our  friends,  our  neighbors,  and 
our  country. 

Q.  What  lesson  does  the  sector  teach  us  ? 


GRAND   MASTER   ARCHITECT.  131 

A.  That  we  should  multiply  our  good  deeds,  di- 
vide that  which  we  can  spare  of  our  substance  among 
those  who  need  it  more  than  we,  and  extract  the 
good  that  is  intended  to  benefit  and  bless  us  from  the 
reverses  and  calamities  of  life. 

Q.  What  lesson  does  the  slide-rule  teach  us  ? 

A.  That  we  should  strive  to  grasp  and  solve  the 
great  problem  presented  by  the  Universe  and  in- 
volved in  our  existence ;  to  know  and  understand  the 
lofty  truths  of  Philosophy,  and  to  communicate 
freely  of  our  knowledge  unto  others. 

Q.  Where  were  you  received  and  made  a  Grand 
Master  Architect  ? 

A.  In  a  place  representing  the  Chamber  of  De- 
signs, assigned  to  the  Master  Khurum  in  King  Solo- 
mon's Temple. 

EEOEPTIOK 


J.'.  G.'.  W.\  A  wise  man  will  hear  and  increase  in 
learning,  and  a  man  of  understanding  will  attain  unto 
wise  counsels  ;  to  understand  a  proverb,  and  the  in- 
terpretation ;  the  word  of  the  sages  and  their  obscure 
sayings. 

J.\  G.'.  TV.'.  Wisdom  preventeth  them  that  covet 
her,  so  that  she  first  showeth  herself  unto  them.  He 
that  awaketh  to  seek  her  shall  not  labor  ;  for  he  shall 
find  her  sitting  at  his  door.     The  Lord  giveth  wis- 


132        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

dom ;  out  of  his  mouth  come  knowledge  and  under- 
standing. 

J:.  G.\  W.\  When  wisdom  entereth  into  thine 
heart,  and  knowledge  is  pleasant  unto  thy  soul,  dis- 
cretion shall  preserve  thee,  and  understanding  shall 
keep  thee,  and  thou  shalt  understand  righteousness, 
judgment,  equity,  and  every  good  path. 


S.'.  G.\  W.\  I  wished,  and  understanding  was 
given  me  ;  and  I  called  upon  God,  and  the  spirit  of 
wisdom  came  upon  me,  and  I  preferred  her  before 
kingdoms  and  thrones,  and  esteemed  riches  nothing 
in  comparison  to  her.  The  Lord  by  wisdom  hath 
founded  the  earth  ;  by  understanding  hath  he  estab- 
lished the  heavens. 

S.\  G.\  W.\  Get  wisdom !  Exalt  her,  and  she 
shall  promote  thee  ;  she  shall  bring  thee  to  honor, 
when  thou  dost  embrace  her.  She  shall  give  to  thy 
head  an  ornament  of  grace  ;  a  crown  of  glory  shall 
she  deliver  to  thee. 


T:.  P.'.  No  evil  can  overcome  wisdom.  She  glo- 
rifieth  her  nobility  by  being  conversant  with  God, 
and  the  Lord  of  all  things  loveth  her.  For  it  is  she 
that  teacheth  knowledge  of  God  and  is  the  expound- 
er of  his  works. 

T.\  P.\  She  knoweth  things  past,  and  judge tb 
things  to  come.      She  knoweth   the  subtleties   of 


GRAND    MASTER   ARCHITECT.  133 

speeches,  and  the  solutions  of  arguments  ;  she  know- 
eth  signs  and  wonders  before  they  be  done,  and  the 
events  of  times  and  ages.  By  means  of  her  we  shall 
have  immortality. 


LECTURE. 

It  is  the  true  Masonic  Light.  He  who  obeys  the 
Masonic  law  shall  find  it.  The  degree  which  you 
seek  was  first  conferred  upon  Adoniram,  the  son  of 
Abda,  when  he  was  appointed  Chief  Architect  of  the 
Temple,  and  as  such  the  successor  of  the  Master 
Khurum,  after  having  been  for  a  time  the  chief  of 
the  five  Intendants  of  the  Building,  and  after  his 
skill  and  science  as  an  architect  had  been  thoroughly 
tested,  and  he  found  to  be  superior  to  the  other  four 
Intendants.  It  was  but  the  ceremony  of  his  investi- 
ture with  that  office.  Afterward  it  became  an  hono- 
rary degree,  conferred  first  upon  the  other  Intend- 
ants, and  then  upon  the  Elus,  as  a  mark  of  honor 
and  distinction.  As  he  advanced,  the  ancient  Free- 
mason ceased  to  work  with  the  instruments  of  the 
laborer,  the  square,  the  level,  the  plumb,  and  the 
trowel,  and  assumed  those  of  the  Architect  and  Geo- 
metrician. As  he  advanced,  also,  he  passed  from 
that  branch  of  geometry  and  mathematics  which 
occupies  itself  with  the  earth,  its  surface  and  the 
things  that  belong  to  it,  with  right  lines  and  angles, 


134  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    BITE. 

and  all  the  figures  formed  thereby,  to  the  mathemat- 
ics of  the  heavens  and  the  spheres.  We  no  longer 
occupy  ourselves  with  geometry  and  mathematics  as 
sciences,  nor  expect  of  our  initiate  a  knowledge  of 
their  problems,  or  even  of  their  terms.  To  us  the 
instruments  of  the  geometrician,  and  all  the  figures, 
plane  and  spherical,  drawn  by  these  instruments, 
have  a  symbolical  meaning.  By  means  of  the  moral- 
ity of  Masonry,  we  advance  toward  its  philosophy, 
and  every  degree  is  a  step  in  that  direction.  If  you 
would  succeed  to  the  rank  held  by  Adoniram,  you 
must  assume  the  obligation  which  it  imposes. 


INVESTMENT. 

T.\  P.\  I  invest  you  with  the  apron,  collar,  and 
jewel  of  this  degree.  Their  colors,  white  and  blue, 
will  remind  you  of  what  is  commonly  called  symbolic 
Masonry,  or  the  Blue  degrees, — the  foundation,  but 
not  the  completion  and  perfection  of  Masonry. 
Upon  the  apron  and  jewel  you  see  the  five  orders  of 
Architecture,  and  the  instruments  of  a  Grand  Master 
Architect ;  the  symbolic  meaning  of  which  you  have 
yet  to  learn.  I  now  present  you  with  the  instruments 
with  which  a  Grand  Master  Architect  works.  Listen, 
and  you  shall  learn  their  uses,  and  of  what  they  are 
the  symbols  to  us  in  this  degree. 


GRAND   MASTER  ARCHITECT.  135 

T.\  P.'.  Such  are  the  instruments  of  a  Grand 
Master  Architect,  and  such  the  lessons  which  they 
teach  us.  Forget  not  that  you  have  solemnly  sworn 
to  practise  all  the  virtues  which  they  symbolically 
teach  ;  for  thus  only  can  you  deserve,  how  proudly 
soever  you  may  wear  the  title  of  a  Grand  Master 
Architect. 

HISTORY. 

The  history  of  this  degree  is  brief,  as  its  ceremo- 
nies are  simple.     After  the  murderers  of  the  Master 
Khurum  Abai  had  been   discovered,  apprehended, 
tried,  and  punished,  his  monument  and  mausoleum 
completed,  and  the   matters  which   concerned   the 
revenue  of  the  realm  provided  for,  King  Solomon,  to 
assure  uniformity  of  work  and  vigor  in  its  prosecu- 
tion, and  to  reward  the  superior  and  eminent  science 
and  skill  of  Adoniram,  the  son  of  Abda,  appointed 
him  to  be  chief  Architect  of  the  Temple,  with  the 
title  of  Grand  Master  Architect,  and  invested  him 
with  that  office,  as  sole  successor  and  representative 
of  the  deceased  Master  Khurum  Abai,  and  at  the 
same  time  made  him  Grand  Master  of  Masons  and 
the  Masonic  peer  of  himself  and  King  Khurum  of 
Tsur.     Afterward  the  title  was  conferred  upon  other 
Princes  of  the  Jewish  court  as  an  honorarium,  and 
thus  the   degree  became   established.      You    have 
heard  what  are  the  lessons  taught  by  the  working 
instruments  of  a  Grand  Master  Architect,  and  I  shall 
not  now  enlarge  upon  those  lessons.     The  great  du- 


13G  BOOK   OF   THE    A.    AND    A.    KITE. 

ties  ttliich  they  inculcate  demand  much  of  us,  and 
take  for  granted  our  capacity  to  perform  them  fully. 
We  hope  that  we  are  not  mistaken  in  believing  that 
you  possess  that  capacity,  and  in  expecting  that  you 
will  be  always  found  equal  to  the  task  which  you 
have  thus  imposed  upon  yomself. 


CLOSING. 


S.\  G.\  W.\  The  sim  has  set,  and  the  evening 
star  has  risen. 

T.\  P.'.  The  hour  of  rest  has  arrived.  Give  notice 
to  the  Grand  Masters  that  this  Chapter  of  Grand 
Master  Architects  is  about  to  be  closed,  that  they 
may  aid  in  so  doing. 

S.\  G.:  W.\  Brethren  in  the  North,  the  Thrice 
Potent  Grand  Master  is  about  to  close  this  Chapter 
of  Grand  Master  Architects,  and  desires  your  assist- 
ance, since  the  hour  of  rest  has  arrived. 


THIRTEENTH   DEGREE. 


Blixstcv  of  tlie  fUtitlt  &xtU< 


The  Ark  op  Phile. 

ARGUMENT. 

Thib  degree,  in  fact,  forms  the  climax  of  Ineffable  Masonry  ;  It 
is  the  keystone  of  the  arch,  and  discovers  that  which  is  revealed 
in  the  succeeding  degree  of  Perfection.  It  is  a  most  important 
and  interesting  grade,  and  so  intimately  connected  with  its  sue 
cessor  as  to  appear  like  a  section  of  that  degree. 

The  shaded  beauties  of  the  sacred  words  that  have  been  hith- 
erto revealed,  and  the  lessons  and  virtues  that  have  so  ;  vadually 
been  inculcated,  in  this  degree  receive  a  climax,  and  culminate  in 
the  development  of  the  great  mysteiy  of  Ineffable  Masonry. 

"  The  dark  clouds  and  mists  that  have  hitherto  veiled  the  sa- 
cred mysteries  now  begin  to  be  dispelled :  the  glorious  dawn  illu- 
mines the  E.\  with  its  bright  effulgence,  and  its  lays  penetrate 
Into  dark  and  hidden  places." 


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ROYAL  ARCH  OF  ENOCH ; 

OR, 

MASTER   OF   THE   NINTH    ARCH. 

rEE  THIRTEENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  TENTH  DEGREE  0» 
THE    INEFFABLE    SERIES. 


DECORATIONS. 

This  Chapter  of  Royal  Arch  of  Solomon  represents 
the  audience-chamher  of  King  Solomon.  The  hang- 
ings are  alternately  red  and  white. 

Lights — Three  in  the  East,  three  in  the  West,  and 
three  in  the  South. 

OFFICERS. 

King  Solomon  is  seated  in  the  East. 
Hiram,  King  of  Tyre,  is  also  in  the  East,  on  the  left 
ofK.-.  S.\ 


110        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Senior  Warden  represents  Gibulum,  and  is  seated  in 
the  West. 

Junior  Warden  represents  Stolkin,  and  is  seated  in 
the  South. 

Treasurer  (who  represents  Joabert),  Secretary,  Master 
of  Ceremonies,  Captain  of  the  Guard,  and  other  officers, 
stationed  as  in  a  Lodge  of  Perfection. 

All  Officers  and  Companions,  except  the  Kings, 
clothed  in  black,  with  apron,  collar,  and  jewel  of  this 
degree  or  of  their  particular  office. 

King  Solomon  wears  a  yellow  robe,  purple  chasuble, 
lined  with  blue,  sleeves  reaching  to  the  elbows,  and  rich 
purple  sash,  with  jewel. 

King  Hiram  of  Tyre  wears  a  purple  robe,  yellow 
chasuble,  and  rich  purple  sash,  with  jewel. 

Apron — Purple  silk  or  velvet,  bordered  with  white  ; 
in  the  centre  of  the  area,  the  Enochian  delta,  with  rays. 


Collar — Purple  silk  or  velvet,  and  suspended  to  it  the 
Jewel — A  gold  triangle,  on  which  is  engraved  the 
delta  of  Enoch,  with  rays.  On  the  obverse  side  of  the 
jewel  is  a  representation  of  the  first  three  recipients  of 
this  degree,  two  of  them  lowering  the  third  into  the 
subterranean  vault.     Around  this  device,  the  initials  ot 


ROYAL  ARCH   OF  ENOCH. 


141 


the  words  " Regnante  Sapientissimo  Salarnone,  Gibu- 
lu?n,  Joabert,  et  Stolkin  invenerunt pretiosissimum  Artiji- 
cum  thesaurum  subter  ruinas  .Enoch,  Anno  Mundi 
2995." 

Age — 7  times  9  =  63. 

Battery—*  ••-•••-••• 

There  should  be  a  separate  apartment,  without  appa- 
rent door  or  window  ;  opening  overhead,  covered  with 
a  trap-door,  representing  a  flat  stone  with  an  iron  ring 
to  it. 


OPENING. 


T.\  P.\  The  Lord  is  great  in  Zion.  Let  all  the 
earth  praise  him  for  his  great  and  terrible  name,  for 
it  is  holy. 

S:.  TV.'.  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  and  worship  od 
his  holy  hill. 


142        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

J:.  W.\  He  spake  from  the  cloudy  pillar  and  from 
the  fire  ;  and  from  the  depth  cometh  forth  the  richea 
of  secret  places. 

T.\  P.'.  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God,  for  he  is  holy  ; 
and  his  name,  for  it  is  from  everlasting  to  everlast- 
ing. 

S.'.  IV.'.  What  is  man,  that  he  should  magnify 
him,  or  that  he  should  set  his  heart  upon  him  ? 

J.'.  W:.  We  are  but  of  yesterday,  and  know 
nothing.  Our  days  are  but  a  shadow  :  they  flee, 
and  we  know  not. 

T.\  P.'.  Canst  thou,  by  searching,  find  out  God  ? 
Canst  thou  find  out  the  Almighty  to  perfection  ?  He 
is  as  high  as  heaven.  What  canst  thou  do  ?  He  is 
deeper  than  hell.     What  canst  thou  know  ? 

S.\  W:.  His  eyes  are  upon  the  ways  of  man,  and 
he  seeth  all  his  doings. 

J.'.  W.\  O  God,  let  thy  work  appear  unto  thy 
servants,  and  thy  glory  unto  the  children  of  men  ! 

T:.  P.\  Let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord  be  upon  us, 
and  establish  thou  the  wrork  of  our  hands :  O  Je- 
hovah, establish  thou  it ! 

S.'.  W.\  I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I 
live ;  I  will  sing  praises  unto  my  God  while  I  have 
my  being. 

J.\  TV.'.  My  meditations  of  him  shall  be  sweet ;  I 
will  be  glad  in  the  Lord. 

T;.  P.'.  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the 
upright :  for  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace.  "  Mine 
eyes  shall  be  on  the  perfect  man."  saith  the  Lord 


ROYAL  ARCH  OF  ENOCH.  148 

"  The  perfect  of  the  land  shaU  dwell  with  me  :  they 
shall  walk  in  my  name,  and  serve  me  forever."  Com- 
panions, let  us  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  who  hath 
given  us  the  treasures  of  darkness  and  the  hidden 
riches  of  secret  places. 


PRAYER. 

0  thou  great  and  eternal  Lord  God,  source  of 
light  and  of  love — thou  Sovereign  Inspector  and 
Mighty  Architect  of  the  wonders  of  Creation — who 
from  thy  throne  in  the  highest  heaven  in  mercy 
looketh  down  upon  all  the  dwellers  of  the  earth — 
lend,  we  beseech  thee,  thine  ears  to  the  prayers  and 
petitions  of  thy  unworthy  servants  now  assembled  in 
thy  presence,  to  teach  the  mysteries  of  that  Sublime 
Edifice  which  is  erected  and  dedicated  to  thy  Most 
Holy  and  Glorious  Name.  Pour  upon  us,  and  all 
the  members  of  the  Mystic  Craft  throughout  the 
two  hemispheres,  the  rich  blessings  of  thy  Provi- 
dence. Give  us  strength  to  overcome  temptations, 
to  subdue  our  passions,  and  to  practise  virtue.  Fill 
our  hearts  with  fear  without  desolation  ;  with  confi- 
dence without  presumption  ;  with  piety  without  illu- 
sion ;  and  with  joy  without  licentiousness.  Fill  our 
hearts  with  tender  affections  for  thy  divine  goodness, 
and  love  for  our  neighbors  :  make  us  faithful  to  our 
trie  nds  and  charitable  to  our  enemies.  Dispose  our 
hearts,  O  thou  God  Eternal !  to  receive  the  splendid 


144  BOOK  OF  THE   A.   ANT)   A.    RITE. 

impressions  of  Religion  and  Humanity  ;  our  minds, 
the  great  lights  of  Science  ;  and  direct  our  footsteps 
in  the  bright  paths  of  virtue. 

Let  all  our  actions  prove  to  an  admiring  world 
that  our  lives  are  sincerely  dedicated  to  Thee,  our 
God,  and  to  the  relief  of  our  fellow-creatures.  And 
finally,  when  we  yield  up  our  breath  to  Thee,  the 
Source  of  Life,  may  we,  bearing  the  rich  harvest  of 
good  actions,  be  admitted  into  that  Sublime  and 
Eternal  Lodge  where  happiness  reigns  without  alloy, 
and  where,  around  the  throne  of  the  Great  Jehovah, 
we  shall  sing  hallelujahs  to  his  name. 

Now  unto  the  King  Eternal,  Immortal,  Invisible, 
the  only  Wise  God,  be  the  kingdom,  power,  and 
glory,  forever  and  ever.     Amen  ! 

Omnes.  God  grant  it  so  may  be ! 


RECEPTION". 


I  shall  now  invest  you  with  the  apron,  collar,  and 
jewel  of  a  Knight  of  the  Ninth  or  Royal  Arch. 

The  color  of  your  apron  and  collar  is  purple,  and 


ROYAL  ARCH  OF  ENOCH.  145 

denotes  the  royal  origin  of  the  degree  and  the  dig- 
nity of  your  station. 

The  jewel  alludes  to  the  delta  or  golden  plate 
found  in  the  subterranean  arch,  a  more  full  descrip- 
tion of  which  will  be  obtained  by  attending  to  the 
history  and  lecture  of  the  degree. 


HISTORY. 

G.\  0.'.  Companions :  this  is  the  history  and  le- 
gend of  this  degree.  Enoch,  the  son  of  Jared,  was 
the  sixth  in  descent  from  Adam.  Filled  with  the 
love  and  fear  of  God,  he  strove  to  lead  men  in  the 
way  of  honor  and  duty.  In  a  vision  the  Deity  ap- 
peared to  him  in  visible  shape,  and  said  to  him, 
"  Enoch,  thou  hast  longed  to  know  my  true  name  : 
arise  and  follow  me,  and  thou  shalt  know  it." 


Enoch,  accepting  his  vision  as  au  inspiration,  jour- 
neyed in  search  of  the  mountain  he  had  seen  in  his 
dream,  until,  weary  of  the  search,  he  stopped  in  the 
land  of  Canaan,  then  already  populous  with  the  de- 
scendants of  Adam,  and  there  employed  workmen  ; 
and  with  the  help  of  his  son  Methuselah,  he  exca- 
vated nine  apartments,  one  above  the  other,  and 
each  roofed  with  an  arch,  as  he  had  seen  in  his 
dream,  the  lowest  being  hewn  out  of  the  solid  rock. 
In  the  crown  of  each  arch  he  left  a  narrow  aperture, 
closed  with  a  square  stone,  and  over  the  upper  one 

7 


116  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

he  built  a  modest  temple,  roofless  and  of  Luge  un- 
hewn stones,  to  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe. 
Upon  a  triangular  plate  of  gold,  inlaid  with  many 
precious  gems,  he  engraved  the  ineffable  name  of 
God,  and  sank  the  plate  into  one  face  of  a  cube  of 
agate. 


None  knew  of  the  deposit  of  the  precious  treas- 
ure ;  and,  that  it  might  remain  undiscovered,  and  sur- 
vive the  Flood,  which  it  was  known  to  Enoch  would 
soon  overwhelm  the  world  in  one  vast  sea  of  mire, 
he  covered  the  aperture,  and  the  stone  that  closed  it 
and  the  great  ring  of  iron  used  to  raise  the  stone, 
with  the  granite  pavement  of  his  primitive  temple. 

Then,  fearing  that  all  knowledge  of  the  arts  and 
sciences  would  be  lost  in  the  universal  flood,  he  built 
two  great  columns  upon  a  high  hill — one  of  brass,  to 
resist  water,  and  one  of  granite,  to  resist  fire.  On 
the  granite  column  was  written  in  hieroglyphics  a 
description  of  the  subterranean  apartments  ;  on  the 
one  of  brass,  the  rudiments  of  the  arts  and  sciences. 

The  granite  column  was  overturned  and  swept 
away,  and  worn  to  a  shapeless  mass  by  the  Deluge, 
but  that  of  brass  stood  firm,  and  was  found  by  Noah. 
Thenceforward  the  true  name  of  God  remained  un- 
known until  he  said  unto  Moses  in  Egypt,  when  he 
ordered  him  to  go  to  Pharaoh,  and  cause  him  to 
send  forth  the  children  of  Israel  out  of  Egypt :  "  I 
am  that  which  I  was  and  shall  be  :  lam  the  God  of 


ROYAL  ARCH  OF  ENOCH.  147 

thy  fathers ;  the  God  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and  of 
Jacob.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of 
Israel,  He  who  is  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  I  am  the 
Lord,  that  appeared   to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to 

Jacob  by  my  name  Al-shedi,  but  my  name  

I  did  not  show  them." 

Moses  engraved  the  ineffable  name  upon  a  plate 
of  gold,  and  deposited  it  in  the  ark  of  the  covenant. 
Moses  made  the  name  known  to  Aaron  and  Joshua, 
and  afterwards  it  was  made  known  to  the  chief 
priests.  The  word  being  composed  of  consonants 
only,  its  time  pronunciation  was  soon  lost,  but  the 
word  still  remained  in  the  ark ;  and  in  the  time  of 
Othniel,  in  a  battle  against  the  King  of  Syria,  those 
who  bore  the  ark  were  slain,  and  the  ark  fell  to  the 
ground.  After  the  battle,  the  men  of  Israel,  search- 
ing for  it,  were  led  to  it  by  the  roaring  of  a  Hon, 
which,  crouching  by  it,  had  guarded  it,  holding  the 
golden  key  in  its  mouth.  Upon  the  approach  of  the 
High-priest  and  Levites,  he  laid  down  the  key,  and 
withdrew.  Hence,  upon  the  golden  key  worn  by  the 
treasurer,  you  see  the  initials  of  these  words  :  "In 
arc  leonis  verbum  invent" — "  In  the  lion's  mouth  I 
found  the  word."  This  plate  of  gold  was  melted 
down,  and  made  into  an  image  of  Dagon  by  the 
Philistines,  who  took  it  in  battle. 

David  intended  to  build  a  temple  to  God,  but  be- 
queathed the  enterprise  to  Solomon,  his  son,  and 
Solomon  selected  a  place  near  Jerusalem  ;  but  find- 
ing overthrown  columns  of  Enoch's  temple,  and  sup- 


148 


BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AN'D   A.    RITE. 


posing  them  to  be  the  ruins  of  a  heathen  temple,  and 
not  wishing  to  select  a  desecrated  spot,  selected 
Mount  Moriah  for  the  site  of  his  Temple  to  the  true 
God.  Under  this  temple  he  built  a  secret  vault,  the 
approach  to  which  was  through  eight  other  vaults, 
all  under  ground,  and  to  which  a  long  and  narrow 
passage  led  under  the  king's  palace.  In  the  ninth 
apartment  was  placed  a  twisted  column  of  white 
marble,  on  which  it  was  intended  to  place  the  ark, 
and  in  this  apartment  he  held  his  private  conferences 
with  King  Hiram  of  Tyre  and  H.\  A.*.,  they  only 
knowing  the  way  by  which  it  was  approached.  Sol- 
omon proposed  to  erect  a  Temple  of  Justice,  and  se- 
lected as  a  site  the  spot  where  Enoch's  temple  had 
stood,  and  to  that  end  directed  that  the  fallen  col- 
umns and  rubbish  should  be  removed.  Gibulum, 
Joabert,  and  Stolkin  were  selected  tc  survey  the 
ground  and  lay  off  the  foundations. 


Enocbia*  Alphabet. 


FOURTEENTH  DEGREE 


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GRAXD  ELECT  MASON 


AKK   OF   COVENANT. 


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HIRAM 


SOLOMON 


TREASURER 


SECRETARY 


TABLE  PILLAR  SEVEN  TABLETS  PILLAR  ALTAR 

OF  OF  BRANCH  OF  OF  OF 

SHEWBREAD  BEAUTY  CANDLESTICK         THE   LAW  ENOCH  INCENSE 


HOSPITALLER 


ORATOR 


ALTAR 


ALTAR   OF   SACRIFICES 


BRAZEN    LAVER 


M.  OF  C. 


C  OFG. 


S.  G.  WARDEN 


J.  G.  WARDEN 


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*   *   SIGNIFY    LIGHTS. 


ARGUMENT. 

The  Lodge  represents  the  Secret  Vault  under  the  Sanctum 
Sanctorum,  in  which  is  the  Pillar  of  Beauty,  and  on  this  is  placed 
the  Holy  four-letter  Name.  This  degree  reveals  and  explains  the 
tetragrammaton,  completes  the  construction  of  the  Holy  Temple, 
and  narrates  the  destruction  of  both  it  and  the  city  of  Jerusalem, 
together  with  the  death  of  Solomon. 


TETRAGRAMMATON. 

By  J    F.  Adam.-.  M.  I). 

There  is  a  word — no  mortal  tongue 
May  dare  its  mystic  sounds  combine  : 

Nor  saint  hath  breathed,  nor  prophet  sung 
That  holiest  of  the  names  divine  ! 

Nor  may  the  finger  of  the  scribe 

Presume  that  hallowed  word  to  write  ; 

Accursed  alike  from  Israel's  tribe 

Were  he  who  dared  that  name  indite! 

Yet  though  no  lip  nor  pen  may  dare 
That  name  unspeakable  impart, 

'Tis  ever  breathed  in  secret  prayer — 
'Tis  ever  written  on  the  heart  ! 

With  care  preserved,  the  sacred  word 
I-  erst  indeed  a  blessed  dower  : 

We  bow  before  thy  name,  0  Lord, 
And  own  its  great  and  marv'lous  power  ! 

152 


"  Virtus  junxit — Mors  Hon  separabit." 

GRAND,  ELECT,  PERFECT  AND  SUBLIME  MASON. 

THE  FOURTEENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  ELEVE-NTH  DEGREE 
OF    THE    INEFFABLE    SERIES. 


FORM  AND  DECORATIONS. 

The  Lodge  should  be  cubical  in  form ;  the  brethren 
(if  convenient)  sitting  about  the  Lodge  so  as  to  form  a 
triangle. 


154  BOOK    OP    THE    A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

Lights— 3,  5,  7,  and  9.    3  lights  North,  in  form  of  a 

Triangle. 
5  lights  South,  in  form  of  a 

Pentagon. 
7  lights  West,  in  form  of  a 

Heptagon. 
9  lights  East,  forming  three 
Equilateral     Triangles, 
in  a  line. 
The  Lodge  should  contain  a  Pillar  of  Beauty:  the 
Ark  of  Alliance  :  the  Seven-Branch  Golden  Candlestick  ; 
a  representation  of  the  Burning  Bush;  the  Table  of 
Shewbread;  the  Altar  of  Perfumes:  the  Altar  of  Sac- 
rifices; the  Brazen  Salver;  the  Enochian  Pillar,  the 
Golden  Urns  and  Vases;  the  Gold  Delta  of  Enoch;  the 
Book  of  the  Testimony:  the  Square  and  Compasses; 
the  Cubic  Stone ;  the  Tables  of  the  Law ;  the  Bread 
and  Wine:  the  Silver  Hod  and  Golden  Trowel;  the 
Silver  Plate  and  Cup. 


Pillar  of  Beauty— Twisted  column,  pure  white  mar- 
ble, about  three  and  a  half  feet  high,  on  which  should 
be  the  cube  of  agate,  measuring  about  six  inches  on 
each  face,  on  the  upper  side  of  which  is  the  triangular 
Enochian  plate  of  gold,  set  in  with  precious  stones,  and 
having  on  it  the  Ineffable  name. 


PERFECT   AND   SUBLIME   MASON.  155 

Pillar  of  Enoch — Marble  pieces  put  together,  found 
in  ancient  ruins,  with  Enochian  characters  upon  it. 


Brazen  Salver — Large  brazen  basin,  containing  water 
on  a  pedestal  three  and  a  half  feet  high,  with  ten  lavers 
at  its  base. 

Altar  of  Sacrifices — Length  and  breadth  equal  to  one- 
half  the  height,  with  gilded  horn  on  each  corner,  and 
covered  with  gold. 

Table  of  Shewbread — On  it  twelve  loaves  of  Shew- 
bread,  in  two  piles  of  six  loaves  each,  and  cup  with 
wine. 

Altar  of  Perfumes — On  it  an  urn,  with  incense  burn- 
ing; size  and  shape  of  Altar  of  Sacrifices. 

All  the  altars  should  be  covered  with  white  cloths. 

The  Secret,  afterward  Sacred  Vault,  is  approached 
by  a  long  narrow  passage  of  nine  arches,  between 
which  and  the  Sacred  Vault  should  be  a  small  ante- 
room ;  arches  dimly  lit  by  one  lamp  only,  hung  from  the 
ceiling. 

Hangings — Crimson,  with  pillars  at  stated  intervals. 

Burning  Bush  in  the  East,  behind  the  Thrice  Puis- 
sant; in  its  centre  the  Ineffable  Triangle. 

Lightning  Boxes,  Torches,  Thunder-drums,  Trum- 
pets, Organ,  Gong,  etc. 


156  BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


CLOTHING    AND    DECORATIONS. 

OFFICERS  JEWELS. 

I  Crowned  Compasses, 

1.  Thkice  Potent  Grand  Master,  .  <    with  Mazing  sun  in 

(    the  centre. 

(  Crowneil  Compasses, 

2.  Deputy  Grand  Master <    with   full  moon  in 

(    the  centre. 

3.  Senior  Grand  Warden Gold  Trowel. 

4.  Junior  Grand  Warden Sword  of  Justice. 

5.  Orator Gold  Scroll. 

6.  Treasurer Gold  Key. 

7.  Secretary Gold  Pen. 

8.  Master  of  Ceremonies Staff. 

9.  Hospitaller Winged  Staff. 

10.  Captain  of  the  Guard Spear. 

11.  Tiler Flaming  Sword. 

12.  Organist Gold  Lyre. 

The  jewels  of  all  the  officers  are  set  in  gold  triangles, 
and  are  suspended  from  collars  of  white  watered  silk, 
having  a  rosette  of  white  and  red  at  the  bottom. 

The  two  Kings  in  royal  robes,  with  crowns,  sceptres, 
etc. 

King  Solomon — Yellow  robe  or  mantle,  with  a  blue 
vestment  and  an  Eastern  crown  and  sceptre. 

King  of  Tyre — Purple  robe,  with  yellow  vestment, 
richly  trimmed  with  fur  and  gold  ;  Mural  crown  and 
sceptre. 

Apron — White  watered  silk,  lined  with  white  and 
bordered  with  gold,  triangular  in  form,  and  the  Ineffa- 
ble Delta  in  the  centre. 

Collar — White  watered  silk,  bordered  with  gold,  from 
which  is  suspended  the 


GRAND    ELECT   MASON. 


157 


Jewel — Crowned  Quadrant,  having  a  golden  sun  with 
nine  points  in  the  centre  ;  on  the  reverse  is  a  blazing 
>tar ;  in  the  centre  of  the  star,  the  Enochian  or  Solo- 
monian  characters ;  \ipon  the  segment  of  the  circle  are 
engraved,  3,  5,  7,  9. 

King — Flat  band  of  gold  ;  on  the  outside  a  delta,  en- 
closing a  i ;  on  the  inside  the  following  inscription : 
"  Virtue  unites,  death  cannot  separate."  Also  the 
name  of  the  owner,  and  date  of  receiving  this  degree. 

Girdle — Xine  colors  :  blue,  red,  and  yellow,  3  ;  green 
and  purple,  5  ;  white  and  black,  7  ;  stone  and  tlame 
color,  9  ;  all  interwoven  with  olive-green. 

Gloves — \Yhite. 

Robes — Black.     Caps  and  swords. 

Battery — 3 , — 5 , — 7 , — 9. 

Age — Square  of  9  =  81. 


158  BOOK   OF  'I  HE   A.   AKD   A.    RITE. 

LESSON  FOR  OPENING  AND   CLOSING. 

T.\  P.:  The  Lord  is  in  his  holy  Temple  ;  his  eyes 
behold  and  his  eyelids  try  the  children  of  men. 

S.\  W:.  Lord,  who  shall  stand  in  thy  presence, 
and  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle  ? 

J.'.  W.\  He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh 
righteousness,  and  speaketh  truth  in  his  heart.  He 
that  backbiteth  not  with  his  tongue,  nor  doeth  evil 
with  his  neighbor  ;  but  honoreth  them  that  fear  the 
Lord. 

T.\  P.'.  Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the 
Lord,  or  who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

S.\  W.\  He  that  hath  clean  hands  and  a  pure 
heart ;  who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanity, 
nor  sworn  deceitfully.  He  shall  receive  blessings 
from  the  Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the  God  of 
his  salvation. 

J.\  W.\  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates,  and  be  ye 
lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors !  and  the  King  of 
glory  shall  come  in. 

T.'.  P.'.  For  now  have  I  chosen  and  sanctified 
this  house,  that  my  name  might  be  there  forever  j 
and  mine  eyes  and  my  heart  shall  be  therein  per- 
petually. 

8.'.  W:.  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? 

J:.  W:.  The  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the  Lord  of 
hosts,  our  Adonai :  he  is  the  King  of  glory. 

T.\  P.'.  I  will  wash  my  hands  in  innocency  and 
so  will  I  encompass  thine  altar,  O  Jehovah  ! 


GRAND  ELECT  MASON.  159 

S.'.  W.\  As  for  me,  I  will  walk  in  my  integrity. 
My  foot  standeth  in  an  even  place,  and  here  will  I 
bless  the  Lord  forever. 

J.\  W.\  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy  lips 
from  speaking  guile  :  depart  from  evil,  and  do  good  ; 
seek  peace,  and  ensue  it.  Thus  saith  the  Lord  of 
hosts  :  Amend  your  ways  and  your  doings,  and  I  will 
cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place  forever. 

T:.  P.'.  But  whoso  confesseth  his  sins,  and  for- 
saketh  them,  shall  have  mercy. 

S.\  W.\  Who  can  say  I  have  made  my  heart  clean 
— I  am  pure  from  sin  ?  For  there  is  not  a  just  man 
on  earth,  that  doeth  good  and  sinneth  not — no,  not 
one. 

J.'.  W.'.  They  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord  from 
the  west,  and  his  glory  from  the  rising  of  the  sun. 

T.'.  P.\  From  the  rising  of  the  sun  even  unto  the 
going  down  of  the  same,  my  name  shall  be  great 
among  the  gentiles  ;  and  in  every  place  incense  shall 
be  offered,  and  a  pure  offering ;  for  my  name  shall 
be  great  among  the  heathen,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

S.\  W.\  Sing  unto  the  Lord ;  sing  praises  unto 
his  name.  Extol  him  that  rideth  in  the  heavens,  by 
his  name  Jah,  and  rejoice  before  him. 

J.\  W:.  He  discovereth  deep  things  in  the  dark- 
ness, and  bringeth  to  light  from  the  shadow  of  death. 

T.\  P.\  Gather  together  unto  him  those  that  have 
made  a  covenant  with  him  by  sacrifice,  and  offer  up 
to  him  a  holy  libation  with  a  perfect  heart.  How 
excellent  is  thy  loving-kindness  and  thy  righteous- 


1G0  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

ness  to  the  upright  of  heart!  for  with  thee  is  the 
foundation  of  life,  and  in  thy  light  shall  we  see  the 
light  which  shineth  more  and  more  unto  the  perfect 
day. 

PRAYER 

Almighty  and  Sovereign  Grand  Architect  of  the 
Universe,  who,  by  thy  divine  power,  doth  continually 
search  and  penetrate  the  most  secret  recesses  of  our 
hearts,  draw  near  us,  we  beseech  thee,  by  the  sacred 
fire  of  thy  love.  Guide  us,  by  thy  unerring  hand,  in 
the  path  of  virtue,  and  by  thine  adorable  presence 
aid  us  to  keep  out  all  impiety  and  perverseness. 

May  the  mysterious  inscription  settle  in  our  minds 
a  time  notion  of  thine  unspeakable  essence  and  power, 
as  we  preserve  the  memorials  of  thy  fear.  We  be- 
seech thee  that  our  thoughts  may  be  engaged,  and 
our  hearts  set,  on  the  grand  work  of  Perfection  ; 
which,  when  attained,  will  be  an  ample  reward  for 
all  our  labor.  . 

Let  peace  and  charity  link  us  together  in  a  pleas- 
ing union,  and  may  this  Lodge  of  Grand  Elect  Masons 
exhibit  a  faint  resemblance  of  that  happiness  the  elect 
will  enjoy  in  thy  Kingdom  forever. 

Give  us  a  spirit  to  refuse  the  evil  and  choose  the 
good,  that  we  may  not  be  led  astray  b}7  those  who 
unworthily  assume  the  title  of  Grand  Elect :  may 
our  doings  tend  to  thy  glory  and  our  advancement 
toward  Perfection. 


GRAND    ELECT    MASON.  161 

May  a  sweet  perfume  ascend  from  the  altar  of  oui 
hearts,  and  be  acceptable  to  thee,  O  God,  oui 
Adonai !  Bless  us,  O  God,  and  prosper  the  work  oi 
our  hands.  Keep  us  through  life,  and  accept  us  iu 
death.     Amen. 

Amen.     So  mote  it  be. 


EEOEPTIOE". 


And  God  spake  all  these  words,  say :ng  :  I  am  the 
Lord  thy  God,  which  have  brought  thee  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  me. 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image, 
or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above, 
or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the 
waters  under  the  earth  :  thou  shalt  not  bow  down 
thyself  to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I  the  Lord  thy 
God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  iniquity  of  th% 
fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the  third  and  fourth 
generation   of    them    that   hate   me ;    and   shewing 


162  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE 

mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me  and 
keep  my  commandments. 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy 
God  in  vain  :  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless 
that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

Eemember  the  Sabbath-day  to  keep  it  holy.  Six 
days  shalt  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work :  but  the 
seventh  day  is  the  Sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God  :  in 
it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor 
thy  daughter,  thy  man-servant,  nor  thy  maid-ser- 
vant, nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy  stranger  that  is  within 
thy  gates  ;  for  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven 
and  earth,  the  sea  and  all  that  in  them  is,  and  rested 
the  seventh  day  :  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the 
Sabbath-day,  and  hallowed  it. 

Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother  ;  that  thy  days 
may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God 
hath  given  thee. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy 
neighbor. 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  house,  thou 
Bhalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor  his  man-ser- 
vant, nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass, 
nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neighbor's. 

T.\  P.'.  Before  the  altar  of  a  broken  and  a  contrite 
heart,  with  the  fire  of  holy  zeal,  mortify  youi  sins  by 
the  hatred  thereof.     May  we  all  offer  up  to  him  on 


GRAND   ELECT   MASON.  163 

the  altar  of  our  hearts  a  sacrifice  of  humility  and 
praise,  with  the  fire  of  fervent  charity.  From  our 
hearts,  too,  those  altars  of  incense,  may  the  perfume 
of  our  prayers  arise  for  the  bestowment  of  heavenly 
blessings. 

PRAYER. 

Almighty  and  Sovereign  Grand  Architect  of  the 
Universe,  thou  who  ridest  in  the  heavens  by  thy 
name  Jah,  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence  before  thee. 
There  is  no  God  like  unto  thee  in  the  heavens  above 
or  in  the  earth  beneath,  who  keepeth  covenant  and 
showeth  mercy  unto  thy  servants  that  walk  before 
thee  with  all  their  hearts. 

"When  we  draw  nigh  thy  majesty,  may  we  ever 
preserve  the  memorials  of  thy  fear,  and  the  indeli- 
ble character  of  thine  ineffable  essence,  in  our  hearts. 
Oh,  purify  our  hearts,  we  beseech  thee,  by  the  fire 
of  thy  holy  love,  and  guide  our  feet  in  the  way  of 
peace,  and  in  the  perfect  path  which  shineth  more 
and  more,  with  a  shining  light,  unto  the  perfect  day. 
May  we  all  have  an  interest  in  that  covenant  which 
is  well-ordered  in  all  things  and  sure.  May  we  dwell 
together  in  unity,  and  be  all  of  one  mind,  having 
compassion  one  to  another,  and  love  as  brethren. 

May  all  Elect  Masons,  like  the  Elect  of  God,  put 
on  charity,  which  is  the  bond  of  perfection.  May 
our  loins  be  girt  about  with  the  girdle  of  truth  ;  and 
finally,  having  been  faithful  in  all  our  course,  may 
we  be  brought  to  behold  the  light  ineffable,  and  ad« 


164        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  LITE. 

mitted  into  that  sacred  place  where  the  sun  shall  no 
more  give  light  by  day  ;  neither  for  brightness  shall 
the  moon  give  light,  but  the  Lord,  our  Adonai,  shall 
be  with  us  an  everlasting  light,  and  our  God  our  glory. 
Bless  us,  and  bless  the  work  in  which  we  are  en- 
gaged ;  and  may  the  alliance  we  are  about  to  perfect 
be  eternal.     Amen !     So  mote  it  be ! 


Let  me  impress  you  with  an  ardent  zeal  for  the 
honor  and  glory  of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Uni- 
verse, to  the  end  that  you  may  always  live  in  his 
adorable  presence,  with  a  head  disposed  to  contrive, 
a  heart  to  feel,  and  a  hand  to  execute  all  those  things 
toward  him  and  your  fellow-creatures  which  are  so 
well  pleasing  in  his  sight. 

"  Behold  how  good  and  pleasant  it  is  for  brethren 
to  dwell  together  in  unity.  It  is  like  the  precious 
ointment  on  the  head,  that  ran  down  on  the  beard, 
even  Aaron's  beard,  that  went  down  to  the  skirts  of 
his  garments." 

Ointment  and  perfume  rejoiceth  the  heart ;  so  doth 
the  sweetness  of  a  man's  friend  by  hearty  counsel. 
"  Let  him  reprove  me :  it  shall  be  an  excellent  oil, 
which  shall  not  break  my  head." 

"  If  thy  brother  be  waxen  poor  and  old,  and  fallen 
to  decay,  thou  shalt  relieve  him."  Give  of  thy 
bread  to  the  hungry,  and  of  thy  wine  to  cheer  the 
heart  of  the  sorrowful ;  and  forget  not  to  pour  the 
oil  of  consolation  into  the  wounds  that  sorrow,  sick- 


GRAND  ELECT  MASON.  165 

ness,  or  affliction  hath  rent  into  the  heart  of  thy  fel- 
low-ti  aveller.  By  kindness  and  commiseration,  faiJ 
not  to  pour  the  balm  of  oil  and  of  wine  into  the  bleed- 
ing heart.  Our  labor  of  duty  and  love  will  soon  be 
ended.  As  the  lightning  writes  its  fiery  path  on  the 
dark  cloud  and  expires,  so  the  race  of  man,  walking 
amid  the  surrounding  shades  of  mortality,  glitter  for 
a  moment  through  the  dark  gloom,  and  vanish  from 
our  sight  forever. 


The  holy  angels  are  caUed  "  Elect,"  and  with  great 
propriety  allusion  is  made  in  this  degree  to  the  Shem 
Hamphorosh,  by  which  we  arrive  at  the  great  name 
of  God,  which,  placed  in  the  shape  of  a  triangle,  ex- 
hibits this  figure  : 


Numerical  value. ...  10 
"  ....  15 
"  ....  21 
41     ....  26 

72 

Seventy-two  triangles,  seventy-two  names  of  Deity, 
seventy-two  attributes,  seventy-two  angels,  and,  aa 
the  book  Zohar  asserts,  seventy-two  steps  composing 
the  ladder  that  Jacob  saw  in  his  dream,  which  the 
cherubim,  seraphim,  ophanim,  and  other  holy  angels, 
ascended  and  descended. 

"We  are  further  reminded  by  this  book  that — "  The 
holy  and  blessed  One  raised  Enoch  from  the  world 


ICO 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    FJTE. 


to  serve  hkn,  as  it  is  written,  '  for  God  took  him.' 
God  showed  him  all  the  repositories  of  the  superior 
and  inferior  kingdoms,  and  he  showed  him  the  tree 
(alphabet)  of  life,  respecting  which  Adam  had  re- 
ceived his  command,  its  leaves  and  its  branches — 
we  see  all  in  his  Book." 

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Q1N-AUM 


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change  or    falter,  We  here  sur-round  one  common  altar. 


GRAND    ELECT    MASON. 

Religion  builds  it,  and  a  beam 
From  Heaven's  own  tin-one— no  fitful  gleam- 
Wraps  it  in  flames,  while  hand  in  hand 
We  round  this  blazing  altar  stand. 

Let  us,  as  Elect  Masons  time, 
Virtue's  eternal  league  renew  ; 
While  celebrating  friendship's  feast, 
Love  be  our  ever  welcome  guest. 

And  now  in  adoration  bow 
To  Him  who  hears  and  seals  each  voir  ; 
Glory  to  God,  who  reigns  above, 
And  to  our  fellow-creatures,  love ! 

INVESTMENT. 


I  now  invent  you  with  the  apron,  girdle,  collar,  and 

jewel  of  a  Grand  Elect  Mason  :  and  with  the  greatest 
pleasure  salute  you  with  the  title,  and  grace  you  with 
the  symbols  thereof. 

The  collar  is  emblematical  of  ardent  zeal,  affection, 
and  charity.  The  crown  upon  your  jewel  is  a  sym- 
bol of  the  royal  origin  of  the  degree.  The  compass, 
extended   to    ninetv  degrees,  denotes  the  extensive 


1G8  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.    RITE. 

knowledge  of  the  Grand  Elect :  the  sun,  in  the  cen- 
tre, that  our  actions  should  be  as  open  as  the  ful] 
blaze  of  the  noon-day  sun,  and  our  charity  as  diffu- 
sive as  its  beams.  This  jewel,  suspended  upon  your 
breast,  should  make  you  attentive  to  your  duties, 
and  cause  you  to  walk  so  as  to  adorn  your  station. 

The  apron,  my  brother,  which  you  wear,  is  white, 
lined  with  white,  and  bordered  with  gold.  The 
white  is  to  remind  us  of  innocence,  and  of  that  purity 
which  was  required  for  an  entrance  to  this  place  : 
the  gold,  of  wisdom,  which  should  characterize  all 
Grand  Elect  Masons.  Its  form  is  supposed  to  be  the 
true  form  used  by  the  Perfect  Master  Mason  at  the 
building  of  the  Temple,  and  alludes  to  the  golden 
triangle  or  delta  of  Enoch,  which  adorns  the  centre. 

The  girdle,  which  I  also  invest  you  with,  is  the 
ancient  girdle  of  a  Grand  Elect  Mason.  It  was  used 
of  old  to  bind  up  and  strengthen  the  body,  and  enable 
man  to  persist  in  his  labors :  it  is,  therefore,  an  em- 
blem of  activity,  promptness,  and  perseverance.  The 
girdle  was  also  used  to  bind  up  the  garments,  and 
prevent  them  from  flying  open  and  discovering  naked- 
ness :  it  is,  therefore,  an  emblem  of  charity,  the 
observance  of  which  has  laid  you  under  renewed 
obligations.  It  was  also  used  for  beauty  and  orna- 
ment. Let  it  be  your  endeavor  to  be  adorned  and 
rich  in  the  many  virtues  and  qualities  which  are  re- 
presented by  its  various  colors. 


GRAND   ELECT   MASON.  169 

flie  colors  are  arranged  according  to  the  mystio 
numbers  of  this  degree — 3,  5,  7,  9. 

The  three  are  blue,  red,  and  yellow,  by  the  due 
mixture  of  which  the  primitive  colors  are  all  formed. 

The  five  consist  of  the  first  three,  and  green  and 
purple. 

The  seven  consist  of  the  first  five,  and  of  white  and 
black. 

The  nine  consist  of  the  first  seven,  and  of  stone 
and  flame  color. 

They  are  thus  explained  : 

The  blue  is  an  emblem  of  friendship  ;  the  red  of 
zeal ;  the  yellow  of  wisdom,  on  account  of  its  resem- 
blance to  gold.  Wisdom,  saith  the  wisest  of  kings, 
is  far  better  than  fine  gold.  The  green  is  a  beautiful 
emblem  of  hope,  and  of  that  immortal  part  of  man 
which  never,  never  dies  ;  the  purple,  being  a  royal 
color,  of  dignity  and  majesty ;  the  white,  of  purity 
and  innocence  ;  the  black,  of  seriousness  and  modest- 
ness  of  demeanor.  The  next  color  is  that  of  stone, 
which  denotes  firmness  and  durability,  and  is  an  em- 
blem of  constancy,  fidelity,  and  decision  of  character 
— qualities  which  should  be  possessed  by  those  who 
take  the  degree  of  Grand  Master  Architect,  and  at- 
tempt to  walk  in  the  footsteps  of  our  Grand  Master 
H.\  A.*. ;  and  the  flame  color,  of  ardent  affection  and 
charity,  the  peculiar  traits  of  a  Grand  Elect  Mason. 

The  various  colors  united  in  this  one  girdle  are  ex- 
pressive of  that   unity,  and   the   olive   interwoven   of 


170  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

that  peace,  which  should  link  us  together  as  breth- 
ren. As  these  various  colors  shine  in  youi  girdle,  so 
let  the  various  virtues  they  represent  shine  in  youi 
heart  and  life. 

CHARGE. 

Thus,  my  brother,  by  your  meritorious  and  un- 
blamable conduct,  assiduity,  constancy,  and  integ- 
rity, you  have  at  last  attained  the  title  of  Grand 
Elect  Mason,  which  is  the  summit  of  Ancient  Craft 
Masonry,  and  upon  your  arrival  to  which  I  most  sin- 
cerely congratulate  you. 

I  most  earnestly  recommend  to  you  the  strictest 
care  and  circumspection  m  all  your  conduct,  that  the 
sublime  mysteries  of  this  degree  be  not  profaned  or 
disgraced. 

As  to  what  remains  of  completing  your  knowledge 
of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry,  you  will  find,  by  attending 
to  the  following  history  of  the  degree,  and  a  careful 
study  of  its  mysteries. 

You  will  now  proceed  to  the  Grand  Orator,  in  the 
South,  who  will  instruct  you  in  the 

HISTORY. 

G.'.  Or.'.  My  brother,  you  were  informed  in  the 
degree  of  Koyal  Arch  that  King  Solomon  builded  a 
secret  vault,  the  approach  to  which  was  through 
eight  other  vaults,  all  under  ground,  and  to  which  a 
long  and  narrow  passage  led  from  the  palace.     The 


GRAND  ELECT  MASON.  171 

ninth  arch  or  vault  was  immediately  under  the  Holy 
of  Holies  of  the  Temple.  In  that  apartment  King 
Solomon  held  his  private  conferences  with  King 
Hiram  and  Hiram  Abiff.  After  the  death  of  Hiram 
Abiff,  the  two  kings  ceased  to  visit  it,  resolving*  not 
to  do  so  until  they  should  select  one  to  fill  his  place ; 
and  that,  until  that  time,  they  would  make  known 
the  sacred  name  to  no  one.  After  Adoniram,  Joabert, 
and  Stolkin  had  discovered  the  cube  of  agate  and 
the  mysterious  name,  and  had  delivered  it  to  King 
Solomon,  the  two  kings  determined  to  deposit  it  in 
the  secret  vault,  permit  the  three  Masters  who  dis- 
covered it  to  be  present,  make  known  to  them  the 
true  pronunciation  of  the  ineffable  word,  constitute 
the  last  degree  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry,  and  term 
it  Grand  Elect  Mason. 

The  cube  of  agate  was  so  deposited. 

Afterward  the  twelve  Princes  of  Ameth,  the  nine 
Elect,  and  the  Chief  Architect  were  admitted  to  this 
degree.  The  secret  vault  was  thereafter  called  Sa- 
cred Vault,  and  was  originally  built  by  Hiram  Abiff', 
and  none  but  Grand  Elect  Masons  knew  of  its  existence, 
or  knew  other  than  the  substituted  word. 

The  Temple  was  completed  in  the  year  3000 — sis, 
years,  six  months,  and  ten  days  after  King  Solomon 
had  laid  the  first  corner-stone  ;  and  its  completion 
was  celebrated  with  great  pomp  and  splendid  mag- 
nificence. 

Subsequently,  while  the  Temple  was  being  decli 


172        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

cated,  King  Solomon  conferred  this  sublime  degree 
on  the  twenty-five  brethren  we  have  mentioned,  and 
in  the  form  you  have  but  now  witnessed. 

And  when  the  singers  and  trumpeters  were  to 
make  one  sound  in  praise  and  thanks  to  the  Lord, 
saying,  "  Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good  :  his  mercy 
endureth  forever  ;"  that  the  Temple  was  filled  with  a 
cloud,  and  the  name  was  fully  pronounced. 

On  the  second  day,  an  audience  was  given  to  all 
Masons,  from  the  degree  of  Master  to  the  Royal 
Arch,  and  all  vacancies  were  filled. 

On  the  third  day,  King  Solomon  devoted  his  time 
to  advancing  and  raising  Fellow  Crafts  and  Entered 
Apprentices. 

Thus  far  the  wise  King  of  Israel  behaved  worthy 
<  ii  hiniself ,  and  gained  universal  admiration  ;  but  ia 
process  of  time,  when  he  had  advanced  in  years,  his 
understanding  became  impaired ;  he  grew  deaf  to 
the  voice  of  the  Lord,  and  was  strangely  irregular  in 
his  conduct.  Proud  of  having  erected  an  edifice  to 
his  Maker,  and  much  intoxicated  with  his  great 
power,  he  plunged  into  all  manner  of  licentiousness 
and  debauchery,  and  profaned  the  Temple  by  offer- 
ing incense  to  the  idol  Moloch,  which  only  should 
have  been  offered  to  the  living  God.  The  Grand  Elect 
Masons  saw  this,  and  were  sorely  grieved,  being  fearful 
that  his  apostasy  would  end  in  some  dreadful  conse- 
quences, and  perhaps  bring  upon  them  those  enemies 
whom  Solomon  had  vainly  and  wantonly  defied.  The 
people,  copying  the   follies   and   vices   of   their   king, 


GRAND   ELECT   MASOX.  173 

became  proud  and  idolatrous,  neglecting  the  true  worship 
of  God  for  that  of  idols. 

As  an  adequate  punishment  for  this  defection, 
God  inspired  the  heart  of  Nebuchadnezzar,  King  of 
Babylon,  to  take  vengeance  on  the  kingdom  of 
Israel.  This  prince  sent  an  army,  with  Nebuzar- 
adan,  captain  of  the  guards,  who  entered  Judah  with 
fire  and  sword,  took  and  sacked  the  city  of  Jerusa- 
lem, razed  its  walls,  and  destroyed  that  superb 
model  of  excellence,  the  Temple.  The  people  were 
carried  away  captive  to  Babylon,  and  the  conquerors 
carried  away  with  them  all  the  vessels  of  gold  and 
silver. 

This  happened  four  hundred  and  seventy  years, 
six  months,  and  ten  days  after  the  dedication.  After 
the  city  was  taken,  and  the  king's  palace  and  the 
Temple  demolished,  some  of  the  Grand  Elect  Masons 
bethought  themselves  of  the  Sacred  Vault  and  the 
inestimable  treasure  it  contained.  Repairing  to  the 
ruins  of  the  Temple  at  night,  they  found  that  the 
way  which  led  down  to  the  vault  had  not  been  dis- 
covered, nor  the  slab  of  marble  which  covered  it  dis- 
turbed ;  but  upon  it  they  found  the  dead  body  of 
Galaad,  an  eminent  brother,  and  Chief  of  the  Levites. 
lie  had  been  intrusted  with  the  custody  of  the  Sa- 
cred Yault  and  the  care  of  the  lamps  that  burned 
continually. 

*  *'  *  *  * 

Finally,  when  the  time  arrived  that  the  Christian 


174        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  LITE. 

Princes  entered  into  a  league  to  free  the  Holy  Land 
from  the  oppression  of  the  infidels,  the  good  ami  vir- 
tuous Masons,  anxious  for  so  pious  an  undertaking, 
offered  their  services  to  the  confederates,  upon  con- 
dition that  they  should  have  a  chief  of  their  own 
election,  and  whose  name  was  only  made  known  in 
the  hour  of  battle ;  which '  being  granted,  they  ac- 
cepted their  standard  and  departed. 

The  valor  and  fortitude  of  these  Elected  Knights 
were  such,  that  they  were  admired  by,  and  took  the 
lead  of,  all  the  Princes  of  Jerusalem,  who,  believing 
that  their  mysteries  inspired  them  with  courage  and 
fidelity  to  the  cause  of  virtue  and  religion,  became 
desirous  of  being  initiated.  Upon  being  found 
worthy,  their  desires  were  complied  with,  and  thus 
the  Royal  Art,  meeting  the  approbation  of  great  and 
good  men,  became  popular  and  honorable,  and  was 
diffused  to  the  worthy  throughout  these  dominions, 
and  thus  continued  to  spread,  far  and  wide,  through 
a  succession  of  ages  to  the  present  day. 

You  will  now,  my  brother,  be  seated  among  the 
Grand  Elect. 

CLOSING. 


PRAYER. 

O  Most  Holy  and  Glorious  God,  thou  who  dwell- 
est  between  the  Cherubim,  and  art  known  in  heaves 


GRAND  ELECT  MASON.  liD 

and  on  earth  by  thy  name  Jah  ;  we  approach  thee 
with  awe  and  reverence,  and  implore  thy  blessing 
upon  us,  who  know  thy  great  and  ineffable  name,  ere 
we  depart  from  this  sacred  place  to  our  several  places 
of  abode,  and  mingle  again  in  the  busy  scenes  and 
strifes  of  life.  Oh,  nil  our  hearts,  we  beseech  thee, 
with  thy  love  and  fear,  that  our  tongues  may  speak 
of  thy  goodness,  and  our  actions  correspond  with  the 
lessons  taught  in  this  holy  place. 

Make  us  steadfast  in  our  obligations  to  our  breth- 
ren and  in  our  duty  to  our  fellow-man. 

Bless  us  and  prosper  us  in  life,  and  in  death  re- 
ceive us,  O  Lord,  our  Adonai !     Amen. 

0 nines.  So  mote  it  be  ! 


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'Twas  there,  impressed  with  holy  awe, 
A  gold  'engraven  plate  I  saw 

With  dazzling  splendor  shine. 
To  us,  the  "  Grand  Elect"  alone, 
Its  secret  characters  are  known, 

Ineffable — divine. 

This  precious  treasure,  long  concealed, 
Was  by  three  worthy  Knights  revealed 

Where  erst  a  Temple  stood. 
Its  ancient  ruins  they  explored, 
And  found  the  grand,  mysterious  word, 

Made  known  before  the  Flood. 


GRAND   ELECT  MASON.  177 

Fulfilled  was  then  the  promise  made, 
And  Beauty's  Pillar  soon  displayed 

The  Treasure  they  had  found  : 
Their  ardent  zeal  and  piety — 
Their  dangerous  toil  and  constancy — 

Were  with  due  honors  crowned. 

Hours  like  those  we  all  shall  prove, 
Who,  joined  in  pure  and  social  love, 

Perfection's  work  pursue. 
May  the  Sublime  Grand  Architect, 
By  his  unerring  laws,  direct 

The  honored,  chosen  few. 

May  all  who  friendship's  feast  partake 
The  good  pursue,  the  bad  forsake  ! 

And  may  each  rite  and  sign 
A  happy,  lasting  influence  shed  : 
The  quadrant  crowned,  the  oil,  the  bread. 

The  golden  ring,  the  wine  ! 

Long  as  I  live  this  ring  I'll  wear, 
Symbol  of  an  alliance  dear 

To  every  brother's  heart ; 
And  bless  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 
In  virtue's  chain  ;  for  "  virtue  joins 

What  death  can  never  part" 


JEWELS  OF  A  LODGE  OF  PERFECTION. 


T.  P.  GRAND  VASTER.         DEPUTY  GRAND  MASTER. 


SENIOR  GRAND  WARDEN.  JUNIOR  GRAND  WARDEN.      TREASURER. 


SECRETARY 


M.   CEREMONIES. 


CAPTAIN   OF  GUARD.  HOSPITALLER. 


THIRD  SERIES. 


THE 

HISTORICAL    DEGREES 

'  OF 

KNIGHTS  OF  THE  EAST  AND  SWORD  AND  PRINCE  OF  JE- 
RUSALEM ARE  CONFERRED  IN  A  COUNCIL  OF  PRINCES 
OF  JERUSALEM,  AND  RELATE  TO  THE  REBUILDING  OF 
THE  SECOND  HOLY  TEMPLE,  UNDER  THE  AUTHORITY 
GIVEN  BY  KING  CYRUS  AND  HIS  SUCCESSOR,  KING 
DARIUS. 

"The  Lord  must  be  one,  and  his  name  one." — Talmud. 


The  Dream  is  certain  ;  the  interpretation  thereof  sure."— Dan.  ii.  47 


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PEEFATOEY. 


The  annual  meetings  of  all  Councils  of  Princes  of  Je- 
rusalem are  held  on  the  20th  day  of  the  tenth  month — ■ 
Tehet :  stated  meetings,  at  such  other  times  as  may  suit 
their  convenience.  Officers  should  be  elected  at  every 
annual  meeting,  and  installed  on  the  23d  day  of  the 
eleventh  month — Adar — thereafter. 

Originally,  it  was  the  province  of  every  Council  ot 
Princes  of  Jerusalem  to  inspect  and  watch  over,  with 
due  care  and  fidelity,  Lodges  of  Perfection,  and  see  that 
their  "  work'1''  was  done  in  conformity  with  the  regula- 
tions and  landmarks  of  the  order.  This  duty  of  a  Coun- 
cil has  never  been  abrogated,  but  is  seldom  exercised. 

The  Grand  Feast-day  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem  shall  be 
celebrated  on  the  23d  day  of  the  eleventh  month,  Adar, 
which  is  the  anniversary  of  the  day  when  thanks  were 
given  to  the  Almighty  for  the  reconstruction  of  the 
Temple.     Their  other  Feast-days  are  as  follows  : 

The  20th  day  of  the  tenth  month,  called  Tebet, 
when  "the  ambassadors  made  a  triumphant  entry  into 
Jerusalem,  on  their  return  from  Babylon." 

The  equinoctial  days,  in  the  months  of  March  and 
September,  in  memory  of  the  Temple  having  been  built 
twice. 


182        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Five  members  constitute  a  quorum :  a  Council  can 
not  be  opened  with  a  less  number. 

If  a  Prince  gives  another  Prince  a  challenge,  he  should 
be  excluded  forever. 

Princes  are  strictly  to  observe  the  rule  enforcing  jus- 
tice and  srood  order,  and  their  conduct  in  life  should  be 
irreproachable. 

If  any  member  of  a  Council  or  Lodge  shall  be  present 
at,  or  aid,  or  assist  in  giving  or  receiving  any  of  the 
sublime  or  symbolic  degrees  in  a  clandestine  or  irregu- 
lar manner,  contrary  to  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of 
the  statutes  and  regulations  of  the  Supreme  Council,  or 
of  the  constitutions  and  laws  of  true  Ancient,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masonry,  he  subjects  himself  to  expulsion. 

A  Prince  of  Jerusalem  who  visits  an  inferior  Council 
or  Lodge,  should  present  himself  clothed  with  the  dress 
and  ornaments  of  a  Prince ;  and  when  his  approach  is 
announced,  the  presiding  officer  sends  a  Prince  of  Jeru- 
salem to  examine  him,  and  if  he  reports  in  his  favor,  he 
should  be  received  under  the  arch  of  steel,  and  be  escort- 
ed by  four  Brethren,  and  seated  on  the  right  hand  of 
the  presiding  officer.  An  entry  of  his  name  and  rank 
should  be  made  on  the  engraved  tablets,  that  he  may 
thereafter  receive  due  honors  without  examination ;  the 
same  ceremonies  should  be  observed  when  he  retires  as 
when  he  entered. 

Princes  have  the  right  of  being  covered  in  all  subor- 
dinate Lodges,  Chapters,  or  Councils,  and  of  addressing 
the  Chair  without  first  asking  permission. 

If  at  any  election  of  officers,  a  Prince  of  Jerusalem 
solicits  votes  for  himself  or  any  other  person,  he  should 
be  forever  expelled. 


FIFTEENTH  DEGEEE. 


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ARGUMENT. 

This  degree,  which  is  intimately  connected  with  the  one  that 
succeeds  it,  relates  to  the  Babylonish  captivity,  which  lasted 
seventy  years,  the  release  and  return  of  the  42,360  captives  to 
Jerusalem,  and  the  attempt  to  build  the  Second  Temple  under 
the  direction  of  Zerubbabel  or  .Sheshbazzar.  King  Cyrus  also 
permitted  the  return  of  the  Holy  Vessels  and  Ornaments  which 
had  been  removed  by  Nebuzaradan  at  the  time  of  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  First  Temple. 

The  return  of  the  captives  was  contested  at  the  bridge  over 
the  liver  Euphrates,  but  unsuccessfully  ;  and  finally,  when  labor- 
ing to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  Temple,  beset  on  every  side  by 
enemies,  Zerubbabel  ordered  that  tbe  Masous  should  work  with 
the  sword  in  one  hand  and  a  trowel  in  the  other,  that  they  might 
be  able  at  any  moment  to  defend  themselves  from  attack. 

The  Second  T  jmple  was  forty-six  years  in  construction. 

The  purpose  of  the  Degree  of  Knight  of  the  East  or  Sword  is 
to  animate  and  encourage  the  Mason  to  be  active  in  his  duties,  by 
presenting  in  an  effective  manner  some  illustrious  examples  of 
Humility,  Patience,  Truth,  Wisdom,  Chivalric  courage  and 
Devotion,  as  displayed  by  our  ancient  Brethren,  and  also  to  pre- 
serve the  remembrance  of  the  events  upon  which  the  grade  is 
founded.  In  this,  and  the  succeeding  degree,  the  initiate  appears 
in  a  double  capacity,  as  a  Craftsman  and  a  Warrior,  who  must  be 
constantly  on  the  alert,  ready  either  for  work  or  for  combat. 


°3       1       X 

KNIGHT  OF  THE  EAST  Oil  SWORD. 


THE    FIFTEENTH    GRADE    OF    THE    A.'.  A.\    SCOTTISH    RITE, 
AND   THE    FIRST    c  >F    THE    HISTORICAL    SERIES. 


APARTMENTS. 


A  Council  of  Knights  o/  the  East  or  Sword  requirei 
three  apartments : 
First— Hall  of  the  West. 
Second — Hall  of  the  East. 
Third — Road  from  Jerusalem  to  Persia. 


FIRST    APARTMENT. 


Represents  a  Grand  Lodge  of  Perfection  at  Jerusa- 
lem.    The  hall  is  decorated  with  red,  the  furniture  in 


180  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

general  disorder,  and  the  altars  prostrated.  The  lighti 
are  seventy  in  number,  arranged  in  groups  of  seven 
each.  A  curtain  at  the  East  end  of  the  hall  conceals  a 
blazing  glory. 

SECOND    APARTMENT. 

Represents  the  interior  of  the  Palace  of  King  Cyrus, 
and  should  be  decorated  according  to  the  usual  custom 
of  the  Orientals.  A  throne  occupies  one  end  of  the 
hall,  with  seats  for  the  Minister  of  State  and  Counsel- 
lors. The  room  is  hung  in  green.  It  is  brilliantly 
lighted,  by  no  particular  number  or  arrangement  of 
lights.  In  the  East  is  a  superb  throne.  In  the  West 
are  two  oriental  seats  ;  in  the  North  and  South,  seats  for 
the  brethren.  The  Throne  is  elevated  by  two  steps,  and 
adorned  with  gold-lace  and  fringe. 

Behind  the  throne  is  a  transparency  representing  the 
dream  of  Cyrus — to  wit,  a  roaring  lion  ready  to  spring 
upon  him ;  above  it  a  brilliant  Glory,  surrounded  with 
luminous  clouds ;  and  in  the  centre  of  the  Glory  the 
Ineffable  name  of  God,  in  Samaritan  letters.  Out  of  the 
clouds  an  eagle  emerges,  bearing  in  his  beak  a  pennant, 
upon  which  are  the  words,  "  Restore  Liberty  to  the  Cap- 
tives." Below  the  luminous  clouds  are  Nebuchadnez- 
zar and  Belshazzar,  loaded  with  chains,  the  former  on 
all-fours,  eating  grass. 

IN   THE   THIRD   APARTMENT 

A  bridge  is  represented  extended  over  a  river,  and  t 
rude  altar  at  the  end  near  the  first  apartment. 

OFFICERS    IN    THE    FIRST    APARTMKNT. 

1.  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master. 

2.  Senior  Grand  Warden. 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  EAST  OR  SWORD. 


187 


3.  Junior  Grand  Warden. 

4.  Grand  Orator. 

5.  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies. 

6.  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guards. 

All  in  black  robes  with  their  appropriate  jewels. 

CHARACTERS  IN  THE  SECOND  APARTMENT. 

1.  Cyrus,  King  of  Persia,  in  royal  robes. 

2.  Grand  Master  of  Cavalry. 

3.  Grand  Master  of  Infantry. 

4.  Grand  Master  of  Palace. 

5.  Grand  C.  of  Guards. 
fi.  Counsellors. 

All   in   appropriate  costumes. 

Guard,  soldiers,  &c,  with  javelins  or  pikes. 

King  Cyrus  and  the  Grand  Masters  of  Cavalry,  In- 
fantry, and  of  the  Palace,  wear  an  order,  or  broad 
watergreen  colored  sash,  with  a  green  rosette  at  the 
bottom,  worn  from  the  right  shoulder  To  the  left  hip. 

The  green  turbans  have  a  golden  sun  embroidered  on 
the  front. 


The  apron,  worn  only  in  the  first  apartment,  is  of 
crimson  velvet  edged  with  green;  on  the  flap  are  em- 
broidered  in   gold   a    bleeding  head   and   two   swords 


188 


BOOK   OF   THE   A.   A  XL)   A.    RITE. 


crossed :    in   the   centre   of  the   apron,   three   triangles 
forming  a  chain  with  triangular  links. 


The  jewel  of  gold  is  three  triangles,  one  within  the 
other,  diminishing  in  size,  and  enclosing  two  naked 
swords  crossed,  hilts  downward,  resting  on  the  base  of 
the  inner  triangle. 

The  term  knight  will  be  added  to  all  titles  except  the 
Master's.  Each  Knight  wears  a  silver  trowel  with  an 
ebon}'  handle  at  his  right  side. 

Step — advance  boldly  by  four  and  one,  sword  in  hand. 

Age — ten  weeks  of  years. 

Battery — five  and  two. 

Banner  of  the  order — green  silk  bordered  with  red; 
on  it  are  represented  a  lion  and  a  wolf. 


OPENING  AND  RECEPTION. 

The  labors  in  the  Council  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem 
being  suspended,  the  members  who  are  to  sustain  the 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   EAST  OR   SWORD.  189 

parts  in  the  second  apartment,  or  Hall  of  the  East,  will 
immediately  repair  to  that  apartment  and  robe  them- 
selves,  in  order  that  they  may  be  in  readiness  when 
Zerubbabel  arrives,  and  will  be  stationed  as  follows  : 


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While  the  second  apartment  is  being  prepared,  the 
candidate,  who  has  been  clothed  with  a  black  robe,  is 
permitted  to  enter  the  first  apartment  without  obstruc- 
tion, where  he  discovers  the  brethren  engaged  in  ear- 
nest conversation,  in  groups  of  two  or  more. 

Previous  to  admitting  the  candidate  into  the  Lodge, 
a  copy  of  the  following  will  be  placed  in  his  hands  by 
the  Tyler : 

Brother— You  are  summoned  to  appear  this  day 
at  a  convocation  of  Grand,  Elect,  Perfect  and  Sub- 


190  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

lime  Masons,  at  our  usual  rendezvous.  The  seventj 
years  of  captivity  have  nearly  expired.  Cyrus  has 
ascended  the  throne.  We  may  now  be  restored  to 
liberty.     Come  to  us.     Obey  the  sign    *     *     * 


PRAYER  BY  THE  GRAND  ORATOR. 

O  Lord  our  God,  and  the  God  of  our  fathers! 
thou  didst  appoint  a  stated  period  for  the  captivity 
of  thy  people  in  Egypt  and  Babylon,  and  thou  hast 
taught  us  the  signs  whereby  we  may  learn  the  ap- 
proach of  our  redemption  from  the  long  captivity 
which  thy  just  judgment  inflicted  upon  us.  Arise,  O 
Lord !  and  have  mercy  upon  thy  Zion,  for  the  time 
to  favor  her,  yea,  the  set  time,  is  come.  Stir  up  the 
heart  of  Cyrus,  thy  servant ;  for  it  is  written,  "  The 
heathen  shall  fear  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
kings  of  the  earth  thy  glory."  Into  thy  hands  we 
commit  our  undertaking.  From  thee  alone  do  we 
expect  success  in  our  endeavors  ;  for  vain  is  the  help 
of  man  without  thee. 

Finally,  O  Lord,  we  pray  thee  to  incline  the  hearts 
of  all  our  brethren  to  assist  in  the  work  on  which  we 
this  day  solicit  thy  blessing.     Amen.     So  mote  it  be. 

Kise,  my  brethren !  The  God  of  Battles  is  with 
us.  Our  petition  has  been  heard.  Let  our  deliber- 
ations to-day  be  guided  by  sound  discretion.  Have 
faith,  my  brethren,  and  success  will  attend  us. 


KNIGHT   OF  THE  EAST   OR   SWORD.  191 

God  speaketh  once — yea,  twice — but  man  per- 
ceiveth  it  not.  In  a  dream — in  a  vision  of  the  night 
— when  deep  sleep  falleth  upon  men,  then  he  open- 
eth  the  ears  of  men,  and  sealeth  then  instructions. 

"  An  angry  Hon  was  about  to  throw  himself  upon 
me  and  devour  me,  and,  while  quaking  with  fear,  I 
looked  for  some  place  of  shelter.  A  splendid  light, 
proceeding  from  a  '  glory,'  suddenly  dazzled  my 
sight,  and  I  perceived  two  of  my  predecessors,  Neb- 
uchadnezzar and  Balthasar,  in  the  garb  of  slaves, 
and  loaded  with  chains.  I  heard  a  voice  saying  to 
me  :  '  Loose  the  bonds  of  wickedness.'  '  Undo  the 
heavy  burdens.'  '  Let  the  oppressed  go  free.' 
'  Break  every  yoke.' 

"  My  spirit  was  troubled,  and  my  sleep  fled  from  me. 


"  Thus  saith  Cyrus,  King  of  Persia :  All  the  king- 
doms of  the  earth  hath  the  Lord  God  of  heaven 
given  me,  and  he  has  charged  me  to  build  him  a 
house  in  Jerusalem,  in  Judea.  Who  among  you  are 
of  his  people  ?  The  Lord  his  God  be  with  him,  and 
let  him  go  up." 


Tou  see  represented,  my  brethren,  the  desolation 
into  which  has  fallen  the  work  of  the  greatest  of  Ma- 
sons ;  the  walls  of  the  Temple  demolished,  the  altar 
overthrown,  the  ornaments  devastated,  and  fear  and 
suspicion   among    the   workmen.     But   at  length    a 


192        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

change  is  taking  place  :  our  hopes  are  revived,  oui 
chains  are  broken,  our  losses  are  about  to  be  re- 
paired, and  our  works  recommenced.  The  stones 
for  rebuilding  will  be  taken  from  the  quarries  of 
Tyre,  and  the  wood  from  the  forests  of  Lebanon,  be- 
cause the  second  Temple  should  in  all  parts  be  like 
unto  the  first,  to  signify  that  Masonry  is  a  unity  and 
cannot  suffer  any  material  change.  You  will  now 
visit  the  outer  works  and  reflect ;  for  of  the  princi- 
pal architects  of  the  first  Temple,  God  was  the  first, 
Solomon  was  the  second,  and  Hiram  was  the  third. 


Knights,  the  glorious  work  of  rebuilding  the  Tem- 
ple is  now  our  object.  For  you,  Zerubbabel  and 
your  companions,  has  been  reserved  so  great  a  work. 
The  obligation  which  you  have  just  taken  secures  its 
execution.  "We  stand  in  need  of  chiefs  to  guide  us, 
and  who,  at  the  same  time,  will  be  our  defenders. 

In  the  swords  with  which  you  are  armed,  and 
which  you  know  so  well  how  to  preserve,  we  have 
the  warrant  of  a  successful  protection. 

Knights,  if  you  consent  that  Zerubbabel  and  his 
associates  shall  rule  the  labors  of  Masonry,  building 
temples  and  tabernacles  in  our  hearts,  and  protect- 
ing the  workmen  from  then*  enemies,  give  the  t  of 
assent. 

Approach  and  receive  the  attributes  of  your  ne\* 
state,  and  a  knowledge  of  the  mysteries  of  our  re- 
union. 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  EAST  OK  SWORD.       193 

You  have  been  decorated  by  King  Cyrus  with  the 
title  of  "  Knight  of  the  East,"  and  I  now  decorate 
you  with  that  of  "  Knight  Mason."  This  trowel  is 
its  symbol.  You  will  work  henceforth,  Sir  Knights, 
with  the  trowel  in  one  hand  and  the  sword  in  the 
other. 

This  sash  of  water-green  color  must  accompany 
you  in  all  Lodges.  It  is  the  mark  of  knighthood,  to 
which  you  were  admitted  by  the  king,  and  signifies 
our  hope  of  being  re-established.  We  have  added, 
in  order  to  preserve  the  memory  of  our  liberator, 
this  rosette,  which  is  placed  at  the  bottom  of  the 
sash. 


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The  Writing  Called  "Passing  the  River." 
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DECREE. 

Cyrus,  The  King,  to  Sysina  and  Sarabasan. 

Sendeth  Greeting.  Be  it  known  unto  you,  that  I  have  given 
leave  to  all  the  Jews  that  are  in  my  dominions,  to  return  into 
their  own  Country,  and  there  to  rebuild  their  Capital  City,  with 
the  Holy  Temple  at  Jerusalem,  in  the  same  place  where  it  stood 
before.  I  have  likewise  sent  my  messenger,  Mithridates  and 
Zerubbabel,  the  Governor  of  Judea,  to  superintend  the  building, 
and  to  see  it  raised  sixty  cubits  upward  from  the  ground  and  as 
many  over  ;  the  walls  to  be  three  rows  of  polished  stones,  and 
one  of  the  wood  of  the  Country,  together  with  an  Altar  for  Sacri- 
fices ;  and  all  this  to  be  done  at  my  charge. 

It  is  my  further  pleasure  that  they  receive  entire  to  themselves, 
all  the  profits  and  revenues  that  were  formerly  enjoyed  by  their 
predecessors,  and  that  they  have  an  allowance  paid  them  of 
205,500  drachmas,  in  consideration  of  beasts  for  Sacrifices,  wine 
and  oil  ;  and  2,500  measures  of  wheat,  in  lieu  of  fine  flour,  and 
all  this  to  be  raised  upon  the  tribute  of  Samaria  ;  that  the  priests 
may  offer  up  sacrifices  according  to  the  laws  and  ceremonies  of 
.Moses,  and  pray  daily  for  the  King  and  the  Royal  family,  and 
for  the  welfare  and  happiness  of  the  Persian  Empire  :  and  let  no 
man  presume  to  do  anything  contrary  to  the  tenor  of  this  my 
royal  will  and  proclamation,  upon  pain  of  forfeiting  life  and 
estate. 

194  Cyrus. 


SIXTEENTH  DEGREE. 


vintt  0i  jBtvnt&Um 


ARGUMENT. 

The  Sixteenth  Degree,  or  Prince  of  Jerusalem,  being  a  contin- 
uation of  the  fifteenth  grade,  represents  historically  the  troubles 
and  trials  of  the  ancient  Masons,  in  their  endeavors  to  rebuild 
the  Temple ;  their  obtaining  permission,  and  their  final  success, 
under  the  authority  and  will  of  Darius,  the  successor  of  King 
Cyrus,  in  the  completion  of  that  noble  edifice,  in  the  sixth  year 
of  his  reign, — which  Temple  was  like  unto,  if  not  more  magnifi- 
cent than,  the  first,  built  by  the  great  King  Solomon.  This 
Temple  covered  the  same  ground  as  the  one  destroyed  by  Nebu- 
zaradan,  and  was  furnished  with  the  same  precious  vessels  re- 
turned by  King  Darius  from  Babylon  to  the  Jews. 

The  grade  of  Prince  was  conferred  by  King  Darius,  and  ratified 
and  confirmed  by  the  Knight  Masons  at  Jerusalem,  as  a  Masonic 
acknowledgment  to  Zerubbabel  and  his  companions  for  their 
preservation,  and  frank  averment  of  Masonic  virtues,  despite  the 
highest  honors  tendered  by  the  king. 

Formerly,  Princes  of  Jerusalem  were  entitled  to  many  privi- 
leges and  prerogatives  by  virtue  of  their  rank.  They  had  exclu- 
sive control  over  Sublime  Freemasonry,  from  the  4th  to  the  15th 
Degree  inclusive.  Grand  Councils  of  this  Grade  granted  Charters 
to  Lodges  of  Perfection,  and  also  governed  and  controlled  the 
symbolic  grades  of  the  Scotch  Kite,  in  all  countries  where  no 
regular  Grand  Lodge  was  established.  According  to  the  G.  Con- 
stitutions of  17S6,  Art.  6,  it  was  provided,  "That  the  power  of 
the  Supreme  Council  shall  not  interfere  with  any  grade  under  the 
17th,"  or  K.  of  the  E.  and  W.  This  power  is  now  exercised  by 
the  Supreme  Council. 


CROWN    OF   KING   DARIUS 


PRINCE  OF  JERUSALEM. 

THE  SIXTEENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  A.\  AND  A.'.  SCOTTISH 
RITE,  AM)  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  OF  THE  HISTORICAL 
SERIES. 


APARTMENTS. 


The  apartments  are  four  in  number:  The  first  repre- 
sents the  Council  of  the  Knights  of  the  East  or  Sword, 
when  at  their  labors  endeavoring  to  rebuild  the  Temple 
— the  furniture  being  in  disorder,  the  altars  overturned, 
and  pieces  of  masonry  lying  in  confusion  in  different 
parts  of  the  room.  The  platform  of  the  East  is  con- 
cealed by  a  drop-curtain,  the  Master  presiding  at  the 
front  of  the  same. 

The  second  apartment  represents  the  road  from  Jeru- 
salem to  Babylon,  and  by  scenic  effects  should  indicate 
the  open  country. 

The  third  apartment  is  the  throne-room  of  King  Da- 
rius of  Persia.  The  furniture  should  be  of  the  most 
magnificent  Oriental  kind,  draped  with  green  hangings, 
with  golden  furniture  and  aurora-colored  trimmings. 
No  Masonic  emblems  or  devices  should  be  seen. 

The  fourth  apartment  is  the  banquet-hall  of  Darius 
and  should  be  in  keeping  with  tin  throne-room. 


198  BOOK   OF  TEDS   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

OFFICERS— FIRST  APARTMENT. 

1.  Most  Equitable  Sovereign  Prince  Grand  Master, 
represents  Zerubbabel,  son  of  Shealtiel. 

2.  Grand  High  Priest  Deputy  Grand  Master,  repre- 
sents Joshua,  son  of  Jozadak. 

3.  Most  Enlightened  Senior  Grand  Warden,  repre- 
sents Seraiah,  Prince  of  Judah. 

4.  Most  Enlightened  Junior  Grand  Warden,  repre- 
sents Mordecai,  Prince  of  Benjamin. 

5.  Valiant  Keeper  of  Seals,  represents  Esdras,  Prince 
of  the  Law. 

6.  Valiant  Grand  Treasurer,  represents  Ananias, 
Prince  of  the  Ternple. 

7.  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  represents  Solamiel, 
Prince  of  Workmen. 

8.  Grand  Master  of  Entrances,  represents  Nehemiah, 
Prince  of  the  Guards. 

9.  Grand  Tyler. 

JEWELS, 

All  of  -which  are  enclosed  in  squares. 

1st  Officer — A  hand  of  justice  and  a  mallet,  designa- 
ting Just  Ruler. 

2d  Officer — Circle,  surrounding  a  Delta,  designating 
Eternity  of  Deity. 

3d  Officer — Small  pillar  of  strength  and  shield,  desig- 
nating the  Lion  of  Judah. 

4th  Officer — Compass  on  a  segment  of  a  circle,  desig- 
nating The  Measure  of  Peace. 

5th  Officer — Balance  in  equipoise,  designating  Jus- 
tice. 

6th  Officer — Parallelogram  with  vase,  designating 
Unbounded  Treasure  for  the  Temple. 


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199 


7th  Officer— Trowel  and  plum,  designating  conductor 
of  the  Works. 

8th  Officer— Spear,  designating  Guardian  of  Secrecy. 
9th  Officer— Flaming  sword,  designating  Vengeance. 

COSTUMES. 

The  costumes  of  all  the  officers,  except  that  of  the 
Grand  High  Priest,  at  a  reception,  are  those  of  Knights 
of  the  East  or  Sword— i.  e.,  black  robes  with  hoods, 
water-green  colored  sashes,  with  rosettes,  swords,  belts, 
and  trowels.  The  apron  of  the  fourteenth  grade  may 
properly  be  worn. 


~'ij 


The  costume  ot  the  Grand  High  Priest  consists  of  a 
figured  tunic  of  white  linen  reaching  to  the  feet,  over 
which  is  worn  a  purple  robe  about  fifteen  inches  shorter, 
upon  the  border  of  which  are  suspended  seventy-two 
small  bells,  and  as  many  pomegranates,  alternating. 
An  ephod  is  also  worn,  without  sleeves,  which  extends 
to  the  hips,  and  is  gathered  in  at  the  waist  by  a  ribbon. 
A  breastplate  is  also  suspended  from  the  neck,  nine 
inches  square,  containing  twelve  precious  stones,  repre- 
senting the  twelve  sons  of  Jacob ;  and  upon  it  were  also 


•jIMI 


BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 


the  Trim  and  Thummim — the  first  of  which  words  is 
generally  rendered  "light,"  and  the  other  "truth,  or 
perfection."  Attached  to  the  ephod,  and  upon  each 
shoulder,  is  a  precious  stone.  On  the  one  on  the  right 
shoulder  are  the  names  of  the  six  eldest  of  the  children 
of  [srael,  and  on  the  one  on  the  left  the  names  of  the 
six  youngest.  On  the  head  of  the  High  Priest  is  a  pur- 
ple or  blue  linen  tiara,  to  the  front  of  which  is  attached, 
by  a  purple  or  blue  ribbon,  a  plate  of  gold,  containing 
the  words,  "Holy  to  the  Lord,"  in  Hebrew.  Sandals 
should  be  worn  on  the  feet. 

Lights — Seventy  in  number,  representing  so  many 
years  of  trials. 

Batterv — •     •  •  •  • 


Apron — Crimson,  edged  with  gold,  lined  with  aurora- 
color.  The  flap  is  aurora-color,  fainted  or  embroidered 
on  the  area  of  the  apron  are  a  square,  a  shield,  a  Delta, 
a  hand  of  justice,  a  pair  of  balances  in  equipoise,  and 
sometimes  a  representation  of  the  Temple. 

Order — A  wide  aurora-colored  ribbon  edged  with 
gold,  worn  from  right  shoulder  to  left  hip.  Sometimes 
embroidered  in  front  are.  a  balance,  a  hand  of  justice,  a 
poniard,  five  stars,  and  two  crowns. 


PEESCE   OF  JEBUSALEM.  201 

Jewel — A  lozenge-shaped  mother-of-pearl.  Encrusted 
on  it  in  gold  is  a  hand  holding  a  balance  in  equipoise  : 
under  it  a  two-edged  sword,  hilt  down,  with  five  stars 
surrounding  the  point,  the  cencre  one  larger  than  the 
others,  and  the  letters  D  and  Z  in  Hebrew,  one  on  the 
left  and  the  other  on  the  right  of  the  balance. 


OFFICERS— THIRD  APARTMENT. 

1.  Darius,  King  of  Persia,  son  of  Hystaspes. 

2.  The  Satrap  of  Media,  father-in-law  of  the  king 

3.  The  Satrap  of  Assyria. 

4.  Artaban,  Scribe. 

Counsellors,  Courtiers,  Knights,  Guards,  etc. 


COSTUMES. 

Darius — Long  white  robe,  trimmed  richly  with  pur- 
ple, and  aurichalcan  (metallic  trimming  of  gold  and 
copper  mixed,  esteemed  the  most  precious  of  metals) ; 
over  which  a  long  white  flowing  robe,  hanging  from  the 
shoulders,  and  a  crown,  surmounted  with  seven  spikes, 
representing  the  seven  conspirators  —  the  front,  or 
seventh  spike,  taller  than  the  other  six.  The  Order  of 
the  King,  a  horse,  neighing,  rampant.  Over  all,  a 
sash  of  a  Prince,  which  is  transferred  to  the  person  of 
Zerubbabel,  when  created  a  Prince  of  Jerusalem. 

[Darius  conspired,  with  six  other  nobles,  to  destroy  Smerdte, 
who  usurped  the  crown  of  Persia,  after  the  death  of  Cambyses. 
Darius  obtained  the  crown  by  a  species  of  cunning.] 

The  Satraps,  Counsellors,  Knights,  etc.,  appropriately 
costumed. 


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PRINCE  OF  JERUSALEM. 


RECEPTION. 


203 


Zer.\  O  King,  the  Masonic  people  whom  I  have 
the  honor  to  govern,  wishing  to  testify  to  you  their 
joy  at  the  advancement  of  your  august  majesty  to 
the  throne,  have  deputed  me,  with  these  illustrious 
Knights,  my  companions,  to  tender  to  you  their 
congratulations  on  your  ascension  to  the  throne  of 
all  the  East.  You  have  their  sincere  wishes  for  your 
health  and  happiness. 

In  consequence  of  the  kindness  and  benevolence 
with  which  you  formerly  favored  me,  they  have  been 
induced  to  hope  that,  in  choosing  me  as  their  repre- 
sentative, you  would  be  pleased  the  more  graciously 
to  receive  what  I  have  to  communicate  in  their  be- 
half ;  and  I  myself  am  happy,  while  paying  you  their 
tribute  of  respect,  to  have  the  opportunity  to  acquit 
myself  also  of  what  is  due  to  our  former  friendship. 
Darius.  Zerubbabel,  your  people  have  not  mis- 
judged. They  could  not  have  selected  an  agent  to 
act  for  them  that  could  possibly  have  been  more  ac- 
ceptable to  me  than  thou  art. 

We  notice  with  pleasure  that  you  have  not  forgot- 
ten our  ancient  ties  of  affection  and  friendship  ;  and 
Darius  will  not,  on  his  part,  forget  those  ties  which 
were  dear  to  him  while  yet  in  private  life. 

Your  arrival  among  us  is  very  opportune,  to  en« 
able  you  to  participate  in  the  feast  we  give  this  day 


204        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

to  the  grandees  of  our  kingdom,  and  to  this  we  invite 
you  and  your  associates.  Previous  to  which  we  wish 
you  to  pronounce  your  opinion  on  a  certain  question 
that  shall  be  propounded  for  discussion. 

Satrap  of  Assyria,  do  you  state  the  question,  and 
the  reward  we  have  promised  to  him  who  shall  answer 
it  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner. 

Sat.',  of  A:.  The  King  of  Kings,  wishing  to  dis- 
pense his  favors  with  a  liberal  hand,  has  deigned  to 
promise  the  second  place  near  his  august  majesty, 
the  privilege  of  being  clothed  in  purple,  wearing  a 
golden  baldric,  and  being  seated  on  a  golden  throne, 
to  him  who  shall  be  able  in  the  most  satisfactory 
manner  to  resolve  the  question  :  "  What  is  that  which 
holds  the  most  powerful  sway  over  mortals  ?  " 

Can  it  be  possible  that  a  question  like  this  can  fov 
one  moment  be  a  subject  of  doubt  or  deliberation  to 
any  one  who  adverts  to  thee,  thou  Son  of  the  Sun  ? 
You  have  this  day,  composing  your  court,  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-seven  potentates  of  the  most  distant 
nations.  Peace  and  war  are  in  your  hands.  The  life 
and  death  of  your  subjects  depend  upon  your  will. 
A  word  from  your  lips  is  a  decree  to  all  the  earth. 
All  we  possess  belongs  to  thee.  Our  very  persons 
are  yours.  The  universal  world  has  no  master  but 
you.  There  cannot  be  a  more  puissant,  than  Darius, 
King  of  all  the  East — Sovereign  of  Sovereigns. 
Therefore  I  say,  "  The  King  Darius.': 


PRINCE   OF  JERUSALEM.  205 

Sat.:  of  M.:  What  remains  for  iue  to  say,  O  King? 
Shall  I  dare  to  differ  in  opinion  from  the  Satrap  of 
Assyria,  who  has  received  the  plaudits  of  your  whole 
court  ?  He  contends  there  is  nothing  greater  than 
yourself.  O  King!  I  acknowledge  your  greatness — 
the  eclat  of  your  name,  the  splendor  of  your  throne, 
the  magnitude  of  your  power,  and  the  grandeur  of 
your  riches. 

But  greater  than  all  this  is  the  empire  of  Beauty ! 
This  softens  the  heart  of  the  most  ferocious,  gains 
over  judges  the  most  severe,  and  triumphs  over  mas- 
ters the  most  imperious.  Deprived  of  fortune,  it 
needs  it  not.  If  devoid  of  worldly  rank  and  dignity, 
it  rises  above  all.  All  stations  of  life  are  subject  to 
it.  The  power  of  the  gods  of  the  earth,  though  re- 
spected and  feared,  is  as  nothing  in  comparison  with 
the  power  of  Beauty. 

The  will  of  sovereign  rulers  often  depends  upon  its 
caprice.  What  was  my  daughter  Apame?  With- 
out wealth  or  rank,  before  her  beauty  elevated  her 
to  the  nuptial  bed  of  Darius.  To-day  this  great 
Prince  rules  over  you.  In  her  turn,  she  reigns  over 
him.  He  wills  what  she  desires — he  does  what  she 
approves.  Does  she  rejoice,  he  is  pleased.  Is  she 
melancholy,  he  is  afflicted.  She  is  the  soul  that  gives 
the  impress  and  the  bias  to  all  his  movements.  From 
her  he  learns  to  find  something  more  interesting  than 
kingly  greatness.  She  sees  him  at  her  feet,  and  he 
voluntarily  submits  all  his  imperial  glory  to  her 
beauty      Therefore  I  say,  "  Beauty." 


206        BOOK  OF  THE  K   AND  A.  BETE. 


Zer.\  What  is  this,  0  Darius,  I  hear  in  your  court? 
Is  it  already  corrupted  by  flattery  and  effeminacy? 
Eeject!  reject  with  indignation  those  sentiments  of 
yourself  that  have  just  been  uttered.  Strength  and 
power  reside  in  kings.  Beauty  has  its  influence,  but 
it  is  the  mark  of  wisdom  to  acknowledge  the  empire 
of  Truth.  Truth  is  omnipotent — greater  than  any 
transitory  throne — more  endurable  than  any  frail 
decaying  beauty.  These  are  both  of  short  duration 
but  truth  lives  forever. 

The  power  of  kings,  as  well  as  that  of  beauty,  is 
subject  to  the  revolutions  of  chance.  Truth  changes 
never — always  pure,  always  simple.  It  is  the  essence 
of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  universe.  It  is  the  tie 
of  all  treaties.  It  is  the  motive  of  every  just  action, 
the  basis  of  all  laws,  the  seal  of  sovereign  majesty, 
the  object  of  every  good  man's  search.  We  love 
those  who  demonstrate  it,  and  detest  those  who  con- 
ceal it.  Lying  disguises  it,  and,  by  borrowing  its 
appearance,  furnishes  the  best  proof  and  clearest 
avowal  of  its  superiority.  Considerations  more  pow- 
erful than  human,  O  King,  induce  me  thus  to  dare  to 
speak  to  you  in  its  favor,  in  opposition  to  the  too 
flattering  sentiments  which  might  have  seduced  you 
from  the  true  path.  You  are  yourself,  great  Prince, 
I  am  sure,  about  to  confirm  by  your  decision  the  em- 
pire of  Truth. 

Darius.    Yes,  Zerubbabel ;  come,  and  by  receiving 


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the  reward  so  justly  due  you,  cause  to  sliiue  forth 
the  triumph  of  truth.     Eeceive  this  order. 

***** 

The  highest  reward  we  can  bestow  upon  you  will 
not  be  commensurate  with  your  deserts  for  having 
saved  us  from  this  snare  of  corruption.  We  are  infi- 
nitely indebted,  besides  the  recompense  offered,  and 
in  order  to  attach  nearer  to  our  person  so  precious  a 
friend  as  thou  art,  Zerubbabel,  we  tender  you,  this 
moment,  the  office  of  Grand  Master  of  our  House. 

Zer.\  Sovereign  of  Sovereigns,  for  the  favors  which 
you  lavish  on  me,  I  have  not  words  to  express  my 
heartfelt  gratitude ;  but  the  will  of  Him  who  regulates 
the  destinies  of  all  men,  does  not  permit  me  to  be  the 
master  of  my  own  destiny.  I  am  irrevocably  bound 
to  the  fortunes  of  my  people  whom  I  conduct ;  and 
the  accomplishment  of  the  decrees  of  heaven,  rela- 
tive to  the  re-edification  of  God's  holy  Temple,  will 
not  allow  me  to  accept  what  you  are  so  willing  to  do 
for  me  this  day. 


DECREE. 

Darius,  King  of  Kings,  Sovereign  of  Sovereigns,  to 
Saraboyan,  Grand  Master  of  the  Army,  and  to  our 
other  Grand  Officers,  and  to  our  people  beyond  the 
river,  Greeting : 

Zerubbabel  and  the  Deputies  of  the  Jews,  having 
brought  their  complaints  of  the  troubles  with  which 


20S        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  LITE. 

you  harass  them,  in  their  efforts  to  reconstruct  then 
Temple  and  city,  which  Cyrus,  of  glorious  memory,  hail 
permitted  them  to  build,  we  write  this  letter;  com- 
manding you,  as  soon  as  you  receive  it,  without  fail  tc 
second,  with  all  your  zeal  and  our  authority,  the  execu- 
tion of  the  work. 

If  any  one  dare  to  impeach  these  our  commands,  or 
in  any  way  hinder  the  execution  of  them,  we  order  you 
to  crucify  him,  and  to  confiscate  his  property  for  the 
use  of  the  holy  Temple. 

As  a  mark  of  our  confidence  in  Zerubbabel,  we  create 
him  Sovereign  Prince  of  Jerusalem,  and  on  the  Knights 
that  accompanied  him  in  his  embassy  we  confer  the 
rank  and  title  of  Princes,  with  such  powers  as  he  shall 
establish  on  them  ;  and  we  grant  him  full  power  and 
authority  to  install  Princes,  and  elevate  to  the  dignity 
of  Princes  of  the  Cities  those  whom  he  may  see  fit,  and 
deem  worthy  and  capable. 

We  delegate  to  him  plenary  authority,  and  we  de- 
clare the  Temple,  and  the  workmen  employed  on  it,  to 
be  free  from  all  imposts  from  us. 

Thus  we  will  and  order.  Done  at  our  Castle  of  Ec- 
batam,  the  20th  day  of  the  month  Tebet,  in  the  year  of 
the  world  3483,  in  the  year  of  Cyrus  the  fifteenth,  and 
of  our  reign  the  second. 

[seal.]  Darius. 


You  have  already  been  invested,  Illustrious  Prince, 
with  the  sasli  adopted  by  the  Masonic  Princes,  in 
token  of  their  golden  memory  of  the  unbounded  lib- 
erality of  Darius,  King  of  Persia,  to  the  oppressed 
Jews.     May  its  aurora-color,  with  the  early  dawn, 


PRINCE   OF  JERUSALEM.  209 

daily  bring  to  your  mind  the  beauties  of  lasting 
friendship  for  your  fellow  Princes,  against  whom  you 
never  can  combat,  and  in  whose  favor,  as  well  as  in 
your  own,  you  have  assumed  new  vows.  It  is  sus- 
pended from  the  right  shoulder  to  the  left  hip.  The 
apron  of  this  grade  is  triangular,  and  in  rich  keeping 
with  the  sash.  The  area  is  crimson,  in  token  of  the 
sufferings  of  the  Jews  from  the  Samaritans,  when 
building  the  second  Temple:  the  trimmings  and 
triangular  flap  aurora-color,  for  like  reasons  as  men- 
tioned in  describing  the  sash.  Upon  the  area  of  the 
apron  are  wrought,  in  gold,  a  representation  of  the 
second  Temple  and  precious  vessels. 

The  jewel  is  made  of  mother-of-pearl,  in  the 
form  of  a  lozenge,  having  incrusted  upon  it,  in  gold 
and  silver,  a  balance  at  equipoise,  on  either  side  of 
which  is  a  D  and  a  Z  in  Hebrew  :  beneath  the  cen- 
tre of  the  scale,  a  dagger  with  point  up  ;  resting  on 
which  is  a  star,  with  two  smaller  stars  on  either  side 
thereof.  The  mother-of-pearl  denotes  purity;  the 
scales,  justice  ;  the  dagger,  vengeance  ;  the  five  stars, 
Zerubbabel  and  his  four  companions. 


HISTORY. 

Knights  and  Princes,  I  deem  it  unnecessary  to 
narrate  to  you  an  extended  history  of  this  degree. 
Like  the  preceding  one,  the  ceremony  is  so  replete 
with  the  incidents  relating  to  the  history  of  the 


210  BOOK  OF  THE   A.    A.ND   A.    KITE. 

re-edification  of  the  Temple,  that  little  ueed  ba 
added. 

The  first  fourteen  degrees  of  Ineffable  Masonry 
have  reference  to  the  construction  of  the  first  Tem- 
ple, the  demolition  of  it  by  Nebuzaradan,  under  the 
authority  of  Nebuchadnezzar  and  Balthasar,  and  the 
conveying  to  Babylon  of  all  the  precious  vessels  and 
material ;  also,  the  driving  into  the  fastnesses  of  the 
mountains  and  the  uncultivated  country  all  Masons 
of  whatever  grade. 

The  fifteenth  and  sixteenth  degrees  have  direct 
reference  to  the  reconstruction  of  the  Temple  by  Ze- 
rubbabel ;  first,  by  permission  of  Cyrus,  King  of 
Persia — as  exemplified  in  the  fifteenth  degree — and 
then  more  completely  by  the  sanction  of  his  succes- 
sor, King  Darius,  who  (with  Artaxerxes)  made  every 
effort  to  restore  the  Temple  in  its  beauty,  and  to  re- 
furnish it  with  the  precious  vessels  taken  from  th* 
first  edifice. 

After  the  sacking  of  Jerusalem,  and  the  destruc- 
tion of  King  Solomon's  Temple,  the  Masons  remained 
captives  and  exiles  for  seventy  years,  during  all  which 
period  they  kept  faithfully  their  promise  to  rebuild 
the  Temple  of  their  God,  by  preserving  some  por- 
tions of  the  holy  furniture  and  holding  Masonio 
Lodges.  Shortly  subsequent  to  obtaining  permis- 
sion of  King  Cyrus  to  reconstruct  the  edifice,  and 
while  the  foundation  was  not  yet  complete,  Cyrus 
died.  Great  apathy  and  indifference,  in  consequence, 
existed  among  the  brethren,  more  especially  as  thej 


PEDJCE  OF  JERUSALEM.  211 

were  the  subjects  of  hatred  by  the  various  tribes  of 
Samaritans  and  Syrians,  who  constantly  harassed 
them ;  and  they  were  compelled,  if  they  continued 
their  work  at  all,  to  labor  with  the  sword  in  one 
hand  and  the  trowel  in  the  other.  In  the  second 
year  of  the  reign  of  King  Darius,  however,  the  High 
Priest  succeeded  in  arousing  a  spirit  of  industry,  and 
obtaining  the  consent  of  Zerubbabel  to  again  make 
application  for  protection  and  liberty  to  rebuild  the 
Temple. 

Darius,  or  Darayavuste,  in  the  Persian  part  of  the 
great  triangular  inscription  at  Behestun,  on  the  fron- 
tier of  ancient  Media,  reigned  485  years  b.  c.  He 
was  29  years  old  when  he  ascended  the  throne,  and 
reigned  86  years. 

The  friendship  of  Darius  for  Zerubbabel,  in  his 
younger  days,  gave  opportunity  for  the  pressure  of 
the  suit  of  the  Jews ;  and  by  the  power  of  truth — as 
exhibited  in  the  striking  incident  in  the  ceremony — 
permission  in  its  amplest  form  was  obtained  from 
the  king,  and  Zerubbabel  created  a  Prince  :  which 
honor  was  confirmed  by  the  Jews,  and  made  a  Ma- 
sonic grade  of  distinction. 


TRIUMPHAL  CHORUS. 

Air. — "  Suoni  la  tromba." 

Raise  the  glad  voices  of  triumph, 
No  longer  shall  tyrants  enslave  us  ; 
Lo  !  he  is  coming  to  save  us, 
Judah's  lion  to  save. 
Crown  him  with  garlands  of  laurel, 
Clothe  him  in  raiment  of  honor, 
Welcome  to  Salem  our  Brother, 
Zerubbabel  the  brave. 
Huzza  !  warmly  we  welcome  our  brother, 
Zerubbabel  the  brave. 

Welcome  the  day  of  rebuilding  ; 

The  Chief  of  whom  we  honor  shall  lead  us. 
The  prayers  of  the  righteous  shall  aid  us  ; 
Once  more  is  Judah  free. 
And  on  the  mountain  so  holy 
Our  Temple  shall  raise  to  the  Lord. 
In  Zion  his  name  be  adored  ! 
To  Him  bend  the  knee. 
Hosanna  !     In  Zion  our  God  be  adored ; 
To  Him  bend  the  knee. 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest  ! 

He  leads  us  from  bondage  and  night. 
He  brings  us  to  freedom  and  light, 
His  name  shall  be  adored. 
And  on  the  bells  of  the  horses 
Shall  be  written  in  letters  of  gold 
The  Prophetical  phrase  as  of  old, 
"  Holiness  to  the  Lord  ! " 
Hosanna  I  once  more  we  will  sing  as  of  old 
"  Holiness  to  the  Lord  ! " 

212 


FOURTH  SERIES. 


THE 

PHILOSOPHICAL  DEGREES 

OF 

KNIGHT  OF  THE  EAST  AND  WEST,  AND  KNIGHT  OF  THE 
EAGLE  AND  PELICAN  OR  ROSE-CROSS,  ARE  CONFERRED 
LN  A  ROSE-CROIX  CHAPTER,  AND  RELATE  TO  THE 
BUILDING  OF  THE  THIRD  TEMPLE — "  ONE  NOT  MADE 
WITH   HANDS  " — WITHIN   THE   HEART   OF   MAN. 


"  Benam  yesdain  bakshaishgher  dadar." 

"  In  the  name  of  the  most  merciful  just  God." 

Persian  Magi. 


In  all  bodies  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite,  breih- 
ren  who  have  attained  the  degree  of  Grand,  Elect,  Perfect  and 
Sublime  Mason,  are  entitled  to,  and  should  of  right,  be  covered, 
except  when  a  degree  is  being  worked ;  at  which  time  all  should 
conform,  and  lend  their  endeavors  to  aiding  in  the  effectiveness 
of  the  drama,  by  robing  and  costuming  accordingly. 

The  following  engraving  designates  the  most  appropriate,  con- 
venient, and  economical  form  of  covering,  it  being  light,  com- 
posed of  four  sides,  purple,  with  movable  joints,  in  order  that  it 
can  be  pressed  flat — fillet  of  crimson,  and  crowning-button  of 
white  velvet 


"  He  who  discovereth  secrets  is  a  traitor ;  and  he  who  keep* 
his  longue,  keeps  his  soul." — Kmo  Solomon. 


mrtw 


IIIB1.MIMK 


PEEFATORT. 


Bodies  of  these  degrees  are  styled  "  Sovereign  Chap- 
ters? The  diploma  of  a  Knight  Rose-Croix  is  called 
a  Brief.  All  written  documents  are  called  Engraved 
Columns.  The  following  are  the  articles  for  the  general 
government  of  Knights  Rose-Croix  : 

Art.  1. — The  principal  festival  of  the  Rose-Croix 
Knights  is  held  on  Thursday  preceding  Good  Friday. 
It  is  incumbent  on  all  Chapters  to  assemble  on  that 
day;  and  if  a  Knight  should  be  where  there  is  no 
Chapter,  he  is  to  observe  the  time  in  communion  of 
spirit  with  all  Knights  around  the  globe. 

Art.  2. — S.\  P.*.  of  Rose-Croix  are  styled  Knights, 
Princes,  and  Perfect  Masons  of  H-R-D-M. 

Art.  3. — The  Princes  have  the  right  of  presiding  in 
all  Lodges  working;  under  the  A.\  and  A.',  rite;  and  if 
the  chair  is  refused  them,  they  take  their  place  at  the 
right  of  the  Master :  if  this  honor  is  not  offered  them, 


210         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

they  may  seat  themselves  on  the  floor  in  the  X.'.  EL\  of 
the  Lodge  in  token  of  humility,  when  the  works  will 
at  once  cease. 

Art.  4. — All  Princes  of  Rose-Croix  are  forbidden  any 
Chapter  or  Lodge,  without  the  jewel  or  order  belonging 
to  this  degree ;  and  they  should  never  sign  any  Masonic 
document  without  affixing  their  quality  to  their  name, 
and  dating  it  "  from  the  Orient  of  Herodim." 

Art.  5. — When  a  Knight  visits  a  Chapter  not  hia 
own,  he  places  himself  in  humility;  but  the  M.\  W.\ 
may  cause  him  to  take  a  place  by  his  side  in  the  E.\ 

A  Knight  Rose-Croix  is  not  to  be  tyled  when  he  pre- 
sents himself  for  admission  into  a  Lodge.  He  should 
therefore  have  a  special  brief  evidencing  his  rank. 

Art.  6. — A  regular  Chapter  must  meet  at  least  five 
times  in  a  year ;  that  is,  Ash- Wednesday.  Thursday 
before  Easter,  Good  Friday,  Easter  Sunday.  Ascension 
Day,  and  Christmas.  They  should  also  join  with  their 
brethren  in  the  observance  of  St.  John's  days. 

Art.  7. — If  a  Knight  of  Rose-Croix,  being  alone, 
hears  of  another  Knight  sojourning,  not  over  three 
leagues  from  him,  he  should  invite  him  to  participate  in 
the  observance  of  Holy  Thursday;  in  which  case  they 
meet  each  other  half-way. 

Art.  8. — No  Chapter  can  be  opened  unless  five 
Knights  be  present.  The  minutes  must  be  signed  by 
at  least  three  of  the  Knights  present. 

Art.  9. — A  Knight  of  Rose-Croix  must  be  charitable. 
He  must  relieve  the  indigent,  visit  the  sick  and  the 
prisons.  No  Chapter  should  be  held  without  a  collection 
for  the  poor.  The  Sovereign  is  the  Treasurer  of  this 
fund,  as  necessity  may  require. 

Art.  10. — Duels  between  Knights  are  stiictly  forbi« 
den,  under  the  most  severe  penalties. 


INTRODUCTION   TO   FOURTH   SERDZS.  217 

Art.  II. — A  Knight  of  Rose-Croix  is  bound  by  hia 
honor  to  the  service  of  his  God,  his  government,  and  hia 
com /try,  to  the  last  drop  of  his  blood. 

Art.  12. — No  Knight  of  Rose-Croix  can  refuse  to 
attend  the  Chapter  when  summoned,  unless  sick, — when 
he  shall  present  his  reasons  to  the  Chapter. 

Art.  13.  The  Chapter  must  be  lighted  with  white  or 
yellow  wax  candles,  or  pure  olive-oil. 

Art.  14. — No  discussions  foreign  to  the  business  of 
the  Chapter  can  be  allowed.  Calumny,  satire,  and  per- 
sonal remarks  are  ever  to  be  avoided  as  crimes. 

Art.  15.— The  grade  of  S.\  IV.  R.\  Croix  de  II.*. 
should  never  be  conferred  without  the  most  scrupulous 
inquiries  and  circumspection  as  to  the  moral,  religious, 
and  other  necessary  qualifications  of  the  applicant. 

Art.  16. — No  document  can  be  valid  unless  signed 
by  the  Sovereign  Secretary,  and  sealed  by  the  Keeper 
of  the  Seals. 

Art.  17. — The  officers  must  be  elected  annually  on 
Holy  Thursday,  and  immediately  enter  on  their  duties. 
The  retiring  officers  should  be  prepared  to  hand  their 
books,  accounts,  and  funds  to  their  successors  on  that 
day. 

Art.  IS. — No  serving  brother  can  be  admitted  in  any 
Chapter.  The  two  brethren  last  received  must  act  in 
that  capacity. 

Art.  19. — If  a  Knight  of  Rose-Croix  dies,  all  the 
Knights  must  participate  in  the  funeral  ceremonies, 
and  wearing  under  their  coats,  if  they  cannot  openly 
display  them  without  scandal,  the  order  and  jewel  of 
the  grade.  Great  care  must  be  taken  that  the  deceased 
is  buried  with  his  collar. 

Art.  20. — A  Knight  at  his  admission  adopts  as  his 
own  some  characteristic,  the  choice  of  which  is  left  to 

10 


218 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.   KITE. 


himself,  as  Fortitude,  Toleration,  &c,  but  expressed  in 
Latin,  as  Eques  a  Fortitudine,  <fec.  Those  of  the  first 
three  officers  and  Master  of  Ceremonies  are  always  the 
same — Knights  of  Wisdom,  of  Strength,  of  Beauty,  of 
Alarm. 

Art.  21. — A  Knight  R.  Croix,  in  writing  his  name, 
writes  the  consonants  only ;  and  an  unequal  number,  if 
there  be  more  than  two.  To  his  name  may  be  append- 
ed this  mark    *F    in  red  ink. 


SEVENTEENTH  DEGREE. 


2vinj)ht#  at  tJu  (Sajsi  and  9Xt$t. 


ARGUMENT. 

The  Seventeenth  degree  of  the  Rite  Ancient  and  Accepted,  is 
the  llrst  of  the  series  of  Modern  or  Accepted  degrees,  as  used  in 
contradistinction  to  the  term  Ancient.  It  may  also  be  designated, 
the  first  of  the  Philosophic  degrees. 

The  Word  is  again  lost,  and,  figuratively,  the  thud  Temple — in 
the  heart  of  man — is  to  be  built  and  dedicated  to  the  God  of 
Truth.  The  revelations  made  in  the  ceremony  of  initiation  can- 
not be  fully  understood  in  this  degree,  as  they  are  introductory  to 
the  succeeding  degree  of  Rose-Croix,  in  which  mysierium  consum- 
matum  est. 

When  the  Knights  and  Princes  united  to  conquer  the  Holy 
Land,  they  took  an  oath  to  spend,  if  necessary,  the  last  drop  of 
their  blood  to  establish  the  true  religion  of  the  Most  High  God. 
Peace  having  been  made,  they  could  not  practically  fulfil  their 
vows,  and  therefore,  on  returning  to  their  respective  countries, 
they  resolved  to  do  in  theory  what  they  could  not  do  in  practice. 
They  took  the  name  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem  and  Knights  of  the 
East  and  West,  in  memory  of  the  place  where  this  Order  was 
first  instituted,  and  because  their  doctrines  came  from  East  and 
West  They  have,  ever  since  their  first  establishment,  adhered 
to  their  customs  and  forais  of  reception.  In  the  year  1118,  the 
first  Knights  of  the  Order,  to  the  number  of  eleven,  took  their 
vows  between  the  hands  of  Armelfo  Guavi  Mundos,  Prince  and 
Patriarch  of  Jeiusalem,  who  hailed  from  the  province  of  Amiens, 
in  France. 


KNIGHTS  OF  THE  EAST  AND  WEST. 

THE  SEVENTEENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  KITE,  AND  THE  FIRST  DEGREE  OF 
THE    PHILOSOPHICAL    SERIES. 


APARTMENTS  AND  DECORATIONS. 

But  one  spacious  apartment,  beside  the  Preparation 
room,  is  needed.  It  should  be  in  the  form  of  a  hepta- 
gon, hung  with  crimson,  sprinkled  with  stars  of  gold. 
In  each  angle  is  a  square  column,  on  the  capitals  of 
which — beginning  at  the  southeast  and  going  round  by 
the  southwest,  in  regular  succession — are  the  initials 
respectively  of  the  following  words  :  Beauty,  Divinity, 


222  BOOK   OF   THE    A.    AND   A.    KITE. 

Wisdom,  Power,  Honor,  Glory,  Force;  and  on  the 
bases  of  these  columns  are  the  iritials  respectively  of 
the  words  Friendship,  Union,  Resignation,  Discretion, 
Fidelity,  Prudence,  and  Temperance.  On  each  column 
is  a  brilliant  light. 

In  the  East  is  an  altar  upon  a  canopied  platform,  to 
which  you  ascend  by  seven  steps,  supported  or  up- 
held by  four  lions,  having  between  them  a  cherubimic 
figure  with  six  wings  and  four  heads,  representing  re- 
spectively the  heads  of  a  lion,  an  ox,  a  man,  and  an 
eagle. 

In  front  of  the  altar  is  a  throne,  always  vacant,  and  a 
footstool. 

The  seat  of  the  Master  is  at  the  foot  of  the  platform, 
in  front,  and  over  the  seat  hangs  a  two-edged  sword, 
surrounded  by  seven  stars. 

In  the  East  are  displayed  the  Sun  and  Moon. 

In  the  West  are  two  thrones,  raised  three  steps  each, 
for  the  two  Wardens. 

Around  the  room  are  twenty-four  seats  richly  deco- 
rated. 

An  assembly  of  Knights  of  the  East  and  West  is 
called  a  Preceptory,  and  is  composed  of  twenty-four 
members. 

On  the  right  of  the  Master  is  a  small  table,  having  on 
it  a  ewer,  napkins,  and  vase  of  perfumed  oil. 

On  the  altar  is  a  silver  basin  with  perfumed  water,  a 
chafingdish  with  live  coals,  and  a  large  Book,  sealed 
with  seven  great  seals  of  green  wax,  at  least  two  inches 
in  diameter,  attached  to  red  ribbons  that,  at  the  other 
end,  pass  through  holes  in  one  lid,  being  slightly  at- 
tached to  it  by  a  drop  of  wax,  so  as  to  be  easily  sepa- 
rated, leaving  the  seals  whole. 

The   tracing-board  of  the  degree  is  a  heptagon,  em 


KNIGHTS  OF   THE   EAST  AND   WEST. 


223 


braced  within  a  circle,  the  upper  portion  forming  a 
rainbow.  At  the  angles  of  the  heptagon,  on  the  outside, 
are  the  initials  of  the  seven  words  which  are  on  the 
capitals  of  the  columns  of  the  degree  (B.  D.  W.  P.  H. 
G.  F. )  ;  at  the  angles  on  the  inside  are  the  initials  of  the 
seven  words  which  are  on  the  base  of  the  columns, 
(F.  IT.  K.  D.  F.  P.  T.).  Xear  the  centre  of  the  hepta- 
gon is  the  figure  of  a  man  in  a  long  white  robe,  with  a 
golden  girdle  round  his  waist,  and  standing  on  a  section 
of  the  globe:  hair  and  beard  white  as  snow:  his 
right  hand  extended,  holding  seven  stars  surrounding 
the"':  his  head  encircled  by  a  glory  emanating  from  a 


224  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

Delta :  a  two-edged  flaming  sword  in  his  mouth. 
Around  him  stand  seven  golden  candlesticks,  with 
candles  burning  ;  and  over  each  of  these,  one  of  the 
letters  E.  S.  P.  T.  S.  P.  L.,  the  initials  of  the  names  of 
the  seven  Churches — Ephesus,  Smyrna,  Pergamos,  Thy- 
atira,  Sardis,  Philadelphia,  Laodicea.  The  Sun  and 
Moon  are  also  depicted,  and  the  basin  and  chaungdish. 


OFFICERS. 

Venerable  Master,  represents  John  the  Baptist, 
Zealous  Brother  Senior  Warden. 
Zealous  Brother  Junior  Warden. 
Faithful  Brother  Treasurer. 
Faithful  Brother  Secretary. 
Faithful  Brother  Lecturer. 
Faithful  Brother  Examiner. 
Faithful  Brother  Senior  Deacon. 
Faithful  Brother  Junior  Deacon. 
Faithful  Brother  Outer  Guard. 
Faithful  Brother  Inner  Guard. 

All  brethren  are  termed  Faithful,  and  represent  the 
disciples  of  John  the  Baptist 


CLOTHLNG,  ETC. 

All  are  clothed  in  long  white  robes,  with  a  red  cross 
on  the  breast,  circlets  of  gold  upon  their  heads  (coronet- 
shaped),  and  gold  belts. 

Apron — Yellow  satin,  triangular  in  shape,  lined  with 
crimson  and  bordered  with  gold ;  on  the  flap  a  two- 
edged  sword,  and  in  the  centre  of  the  area  a  tetractys. 

Order — Broad  white  ribbon,  worn  from  right  to  left. 


KXIGHTS  OF  THE  EAST  AXD   WEST. 


225 


and  crossed  by  a  broad  black  one  from  left  to  right- 
from  the  latter  is  suspended  the 


Jewel — Heptagonal  medal  of  gold  and  silver.  On 
one  side  are  engraved  the  same  letters  as  are  on  the 
capitals  of  the  columns,  with  a  star  over  each:  in  the 
centre,  a  lamb  lying  on  the  Book  of  the  Seven  Seals :  on 
the  obverse  side,  two  swords  crossed,  with  points  up,  the 
hilts  resting  on  an  even  balance:  in  the  corners,  the 
initials  of  the  seven  Churches. 

Batterv — *  *  *   •  •  •  -• 


OPENING. 


PRAYER. 
(With  responses.) 

V '.' .  M.'.  Hear  us,  our  Father,  God  of  the  ancient 
patriarchs,  whom  they  adored  on  the  plains  of  Chal- 
dea! 

10* 


22t)  BOOK    OF   THE    A.    AND    A.    KITE. 

Response.  Be  gracious  unto  us,  O  God. 

V.\  M.\  "We  wander  in  the  desert  in  darkness- -we 
turn  to  the  East  and  look  for  the  promised  light. 

Res.  Send  us  the  dawn  of  day,  our  Father. 

V.\  M.\  We  sit  in  the  shadow  of  death,  and  our  feet 
tread  the  margin  of  the  sea  that  covers  Sodom.  Our 
tents  whiten  the  desert  upon  its  sterile  shore.  Send 
us  thy  light  to  guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 

Res.  Thy  light  to  be  the  life  of  men. 

V'.  31.'.  Send  us  the  new  law  of  love  for  which  the 
world  pines  and  languishes.  Make  war  and  blood- 
shed to  cease  among  the  nations,  and  heartburnings 
among  the  faithful  to  be  no  more. 

Res.  Help  us  to  love  one  another. 

V.\  M.\  Save  us  from  our  enemies,  and  from  the 
hand  of  all  that  hate  us.  Help  us  to  serve  thee  with- 
out fear  all  the  days  of  our  life. 

Res.  Amen.     So  mote  it  be.     Amen. 

Soft  music  upon  the  organ  during  the  above  prayer 
and  responses.    The  following  hymn  will  then  be  sung. 


HYMN. 

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KXIGH1S    OF   THE   EAST   AND    WEST. 


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228  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.    MTE. 


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peace  and  joy,  All  the  pow'rs  of  wrong  de     -    stroy. 


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V.\  M.\  The  first  faint  blush  of  dawn  dims  the 
Hght  of  the  morning  star,  and  this  preceptory  is 
about  to  be  opened. 

Music  soft  and  low  during  the  following. 

V.\  3I.\  The  glittering  seven  fade  in  the  north, 
and  the  day  cometh. 

J.'.  JV.\  Ye  shall  keep  my  Sabbaths,  and  reverence 
my  sanctuary. 

S.'.  W.\  Ye  shall  obey  my  judgments,  and  keep 
my  statutes. 

V.\  Mr.  Ye  shall  not  profane  the  name  of  your 
God. 

J.'.  W.\  Ye  shall  love  and  venerate,  every  man,  his 
father  and  mother. 

S.'.  W.\  Ye  shall  not  glean  your  vineyards,  nor 
gather  every  grape,  nor  wholly  reap  the  corners  of 
your  fields,  but  leave  something  for  the  poor  and  the 
stranger. 

V.\  31.'.  Nor  steal,  nor  deal  falsely,  nor  He  one  with 
another. 

J.\  W:.  Nor  defraud  nor  despoil  your  neighbors 


KNIGHTS   OF  THE  EAST  AND   WEST.  229 

S.\  W.\  Nor  go  up  and  down  as  tale-bearers 
among  the  people. 

V.\  Mr.  Thou  shalt  not  hate  thy  brother  in  thy 
heart,  nor  suffer  thy  neighbor  to  go  astray  for  want 
of  warning. 

Jr.  Wr.  Ye  shall  rise  up  respectfully  before  the 
hoary  head,  and  honor  the  presence  of  the  aged 
man,  and  fear  your  God. 

Sr.  Wr.  Ye  shall  not  vex  the  stranger  in  your 
land ;  for  ye  were  strangers  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 
These  are  the  statutes  and  judgments  of  the  Lord 
your  God. 


RECEPTION. 

The  candidate  is  subjected  to  an  examination  the 
most  strict  in  regard  to  the  {Pista  or)  pledges  he  has 
given  m  the  degrees  of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry:  also  as 
to  his  proficiency  in  the  Kabala  of  those  degrees. 


(Ceremonies  of  purification  and  sanctification  are  here 
introduced. 

V.\  Mr.  (*  *  *)  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches :  To 
him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  Tree  of 
Life  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  Paradise  of  God 

Sr.  Wr.  (*  *  *)  He  that  hath  an  ear,  let  him 
hear  what  the  Spirit  hath  said  unto  the  churches :  He 


230  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 

that  overcometh  shall  not  be  hurt  of  the  second 
death. 

J.'.  W:.  (*  *  *)  He  that  hath  an  ear  to  hear,  let 
him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  unto  the  churches  :  To 
him  that  overcometh  will  I  give  to  eat  of  the  hidden 
manna,  and  I  will  give  him  a  white  stone,  and  on 
the  stone  a  new  name  written,  which  no  man  shall 
know  but  him  that  shall  receive  it. 

V.'.  31.'.  (*  *  *)  He  that  overcometh,  and  labor- 
eth  in  my  service  unto  the  end,  to  him  will  I  give 
power  over  the  nations,  and  his  influence  shall  con- 
trol and  guide  them ;  and  I  will  give  him  the  morn- 
ing star. 

S.\  JV.\  (*  *  *)  He  that  overcometh  shall  be 
clothed  in  robes  of  white,  and  I  will  not  erase  his 
name  from  the  Book  of  Life,  but  I  will  own  him  as 
mine  before  our  Father  and  all  his  angels. 

J.'.  W.\  (*  *  *)  Him  that  overcometh  will  I 
make  a  pillar  in  the  Temple  of  our  God,  and  he  shall 
remain  there  forever ;  and  I  will  write  upon  him  the 
name  of  God,  and  the  name  of  the  city  of  God — the 
New  Jerusalem — and  mine  own  new  name. 

K:  31.:  (*  *  -•)  To  him  thai  overcometh  will  I 
grant  to  sit  with  me  near  my  throne,  even  as  I  alsc 
overcame  and  am  seated  with  my  Father.  Be  zeal- 
ous, therefore  and  repent. 


KNIGHTS   OF  THE   EAST  AND   WEST. 


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Our  trust  reposed  on  God  alone, 
"Who  ne'er  will  contrite  hearts  disown  ; 
Our  faith  shall  mark  that  holy  light, 
Whose  beams  our  dearest  joys  unite. 


232  BOOK    OF   THE    A.    AND    A.    RITE. 

Light  comes  from  God.  "When  clouds  and  dark- 
ness are  around  us,  we  should  implore  his  aid.  Let 
us  do  so,  my  brethren. 

PRAYER. 

Our  Father,  who,  when  darkness  brooded  upon  the 
vast  chaos,  and  the  universe  lay  a  confused  mass  of 
straggling  forces,  without  form  and  void,  didst  move 
upon  it,  and  saidst,  "  Let  there  be  light !"  and  light 
was  ;  thou  who  didst  set  the  light  against  the  dark- 
ness, and  calledst  the  one  Day  and  the  other  Night ; 
thou  who  didst  set  the  lesser  and  the  greater  lights 
in  heaven,  enable  this  candidate  to  rind  the  light  he 
seeketh.  Let  the  dawn  of  the  new  day  arise  to  him, 
and  shine  upon  the  clouds  of  error,  and  cause  the 
darkness  of  ignorance  to  flee  away  and  be  seen  no 
more  forever.     Amen. 

Omnes.  Amen !  amen ! 

V.'.  31.'.  And  amen ! 


The  living  know  that  they  shall  die,  but  the  dead 
know  not  anything ;  neither  have  they  any  more  a 
reward,  for  the  memory  of  them  is  forgotten :  also 
their  love,  and  their  hatred,  and  their  envy  is  now 
perished ;  neither  have  they  any  more  a  portion  for- 
ever in  anything  done  under  the  sun. 

S.\  W.'.  Kemember  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of 
thy  youth,  while  the  evil  days  come  not,  nor  the  years 
draw  nigh  when  thou  shalt  say,  I  have  no  pleasure  in 


KNIGHTS    OF   THE   EAST   AND    WEST. 


233 


them ;  while  the  sun,  or  the  light,  or  the  moon,  or  the 
stars  be  not  darkened,  nor  the  clouds  return  after  the 
rain. 

V:.  31.'.  In  the  day  when  the  limbs  are  not  yet 
trembling  with  age,  nor  the  head  bowed  with  sorrow, 
nor  the  eyes  dim  with  weeping ;  before  thou  goest  to 
thy  long  home,  and  the  mourners  go  about  the 
streets ;  before  the  silver  cord  is  loosened,  and  the 
golden  bowl  is  broken,  and  the  pitcher  shivered  at 
the  spring,  and  the  wheel  shattered  at  the  cistern ; 
before  the  dust  returns  to  the  earth  as  it  was,  and 
the  spirit  to  God  who  gave  it. 


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INVESTITURE. 

I  invest  you  with  the  apron  of  this  degree  :  its  color 
is  emblematical  of  the  dawn ;  its  shape,  of  the  Deity 
and  of  justice ;  the  Tetractys  upon  it,  of  the  universe, 
with  the  Deity  in  its  centre.  I  invest  you  with  the 
order  of  this  degree  :  its  two  colors,  white  and  black, 
are  emblematical  of  the  contest  between  good  and 
evil.  I  invest  you  with  the  jewel  of  this  degree  :  its 
heptagonal  shape  will  be  explained  hereafter,  as  also 
will  the  devices  upon  it ;  its  materials,  gold  and  silver, 
symbolize  the  sun  and  the  moon,  the  great  lights  of 
day  and  night — themselves  emblems  of  strength 
and  beauty,  the  two  pillars  at  the  threshold  of 
Masonry.  In  the  year  1127  Pope  Honorius  II.,  at 
the  request   of  Stephen,  a  Patriarch   of  Jerusalem, 


KNIGHTS   OF  THE   EAST   AND   WEST. 


235 


ordained  the  Knights  should  be  clothed  iu  white ;  to 
which  Pope  Eugenius  III.  added  a  red  cross,  to  be 
worn  on  the  breast. 

I  finally  present  you  with  this  coronet,  in  token  of 
your  present  rank  in  Masonry.  Remember  that  it, 
like  the  other  insignia  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Eite,  is  honorable  only  so  long  as  it  is  worn  with 
honor.  On  the  brow  of  the  dishonest,  the  dissipated, 
the  vicious,  or  the  base,  honors  undeserved  are  the 
extremest  disgrace.  See,  therefore,  that  you  wear 
it  worthily  and  well. 


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LOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

No  longer  for  men's  sorrow  groan, 
Their  sins,  their  shame,  their  tears, 

But  still  and  stately  past  God's  throne 
March  onward,  banish  fears. 

The  sun  is  radiant  in  the  sky, 

The  earth  in  regal  state 
Waits  but  the  Hallelujah  cry 

That  opes  the  holy  gate. 

LECTURE. 

My  brother,  this  P receptor y  is  in  the  form  of  a 
heptagon,  hung  with  crimson,  and  sprinkled  with 
stars  of  gold.  In  each  angle  is  a  column,  on  the 
capitals  of  which,  beginning  at  the  southeast  and 
going  round  by  the  southwest  in  regular  succession, 
are  the  initials  respectively  of  the  words  Beauty, 
Divinity,  "Wisdom,  Power,  Honor,  Glory,  and  Force 
— the  seven  mystic  characters  of  the  heptagon,  sig- 
nifying : 

Beauty,  to  adorn  our  works. 

Divinity,  to  study  which  is  one  of  our  principal 
aims. 

Wisdom,  to  invent  and  work. 

Power,  to  punish  and  confound  the  calumnies  of 
wicked  brethren  and  the  profane. 

Honor  is  an  indispensable  quality  in  a  Freemason, 
to  labor  with  respectability. 

Glory,  that  the  true  Freemason  is  an  equal  to  the 
prince  or  potentate. 


KNIGHTS    OF   THE    EAST   AND    WEST.  237 

Font,  which  is  necessary  to  support  and  main- 
tain us. 

On  the  bases  of  the  columns  you  will  observe  the 
initials  of  the  seven  qualities  which  should  be  pos- 
sessed by  brethren  of  this  grade  : 

FRIENDSHIP,  UNION,  RESIGNATION, 

DISCRETION,  FIDELITY,  PRUDENCE, 

TEMPERANCE. 

Friendship  is  a  virtue  which  ought  to  reign  among 
the  brethren. 

Union  is  the  foundation  of  our  society. 

Resignation  to  the  regulations  and  decrees  of  the 
order  without  murmuring. 

Discretion,  that  as  a  Mason  you  should  be  on  your 
guard  and  never  suffer  yourself  to  be  surprised  in 
relation  to  our  mysteries. 

Fidelity,  to  observe  all  your  engagements. 

Prudence,  to  conduct  yourself  so  that  the  profane, 
though  jealous,  may  never  be  able  to  censure  your 
conduct. 

Temperance,  to  always  avoid  every  excess  which 
may  tend  to  injure  the  soul  or  body. 

The  seven  vices  which  all  good  and  true  Freemasons 
will  ever  strive  to  avoid  are : 


HATRED, 

PRIDE, 

DISCORD, 

INDISCRETION, 

PERFIDY, 
CALUMNY. 

RASHNE88, 

238        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Hatred  injures  all  the  fine  feelings  of  the  heart. 

Discord  is  contrary  to  the  very  principle  of  society 

Pride  prevents  the  exercise  of  humility. 

Indiscretion  is  fatal  to  Freemasonry. 

Perfidy  should  be  execrated  by  every  honest  man. 

Rashness  leads  into  unpleasant  and  difficult  dilem- 
mas. 

Calumny,  the  worst  of  all,  should  be  shunned  as  a 
vice  which  saps  the  very  foundations  of  friendship 
and  society. 

The  Book  of  the  Seven  Seals,  which  only  one  can 
open,  is  Masonically  explained  as  representing  a 
Lodge  or  Council  of  Masons,  which  the  all-puissant 
alone  has  the  right  or  power  to  convene  or  open. 

The  breaking  of  the  'first  seal  displayed  a  bow,  ar- 
rows, and  crown,  signifying  that  the  orders  of  this 
Preceptory  should  be  executed  with  as  much  prompt- 
ness and  exactitude  as  an  arrow  sent  from  a  bow,  and 
be  received  with  as  much  submission  as  if  they  came 
from  a  crowned  head. 

The  second  seal  displayed  the  sword,  denoting  that 
this  Preceptory  and  the  order  in  general  is  always 
armed  for  its  defence  and  to  punish  the  guilty. 

The  third  seal  revealed  the  balance — the  symbol 
that  Masonry  should  always  act  with  justice  in  all 
her  ministrations. 

The  fourth  seal  produced  the  skull,  which  is  the 
representative  of  that  brother  who  has  caused  him- 
self to  be  excluded  from  the  Lodge  or  Preceptory. 


KNIGHTS   OF  THE   EAST  AND   WEST.  239 

The  fifth  seal  displayed  a  white  cloth  stained  with 
blood,  invoking  us  that  we  should  not  hesitate  if 
necessary,  to  spill  our  blood  in  the  defence  or  in  the 
promotion  of  the  cause  of  Freemasonry. 

The  sixth  seal  when  opened  caused  the  sun  to  be 
darkened  and  the  moon  to  be  changed  to  blood,  as  a 
representation  of  the  power  of  Supreme  Councils  to 
interdict  the  works  of  inferior  bodies,  when  irregu- 
lar, until  they  shall  have  acknowledged  their  error 
and  submitted  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
Craft. 

The  seventh  seal  when  broken  was  followed  by 
silence,  broken  by  the  successive  blasts  of  the  seven 
trumpets,  signifying  that  Freemasonry  is  extended 
over  the  surface  of  the  earth  on  the  wings  of  the 
wind  and  fame,  and  supports  itself  with  honor.  The 
perfume  from  the  altar  represents  the  good  odor  of 
virtue,  and  denotes  that  the  life  of  a  good  Freemason 
should  be  free  from  all  reproach  and  perfumed  by  a 
good  report. 

Your  Masonic  age  is  very  ancient,  and  you  are 
termed  a  Patmian,  as  coming  from  Patmos. 

The  seven  golden  candlesticks  denote  the  seven 
chm-ches— to  wit,  Ephesus,  Smyrna,  Pergamos,  Thya- 
tira,  Sardis,  Philadelphia,  Laodicea. 

The  two-edged  sword  pendent  in  the  East  has  been 
explained  when  referring  to  the  opening  of  the  second 
seal,  and  that  none,  not  even  the  Ven.\  Master,  is 
exempt  from  the  exercise  of  judgment  and  justice. 

The  Yen/.  Master  represents  John  the  Baptist,  and 


240  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AXD   A.    RITE. 

the  twenty-four  seats  the  twenty-four  elders  or  disci- 
ples, who  were  Esseneans. 


HISTORY. 

Lecturer.  This,  my  brother,  is  the  first  of  the  Phi- 
losophical degrees  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Kite, 
and  the  beginning  of  a  course  of  instruction  which 
will  fully  unvail  the  heart  and  inner  mysteries  of 
Masonry.  Do  not  despair  because  you  have  often 
seemed  on  the  point  of  attaining  the  inmost  light, 
and  have  as  often  been  disappointed.  In  all  time 
truth  has  been  hidden  under  symbols,  and  often  under 
a  succession  of  allegories— where  vail  after  vail  had 
to  be  penetrated  before  the  true  light  was  reached  and 
the  essential  truth  stood  revealed. 

We  are  about  to  approach  those  ancient  religions 
which  once  ruled  the  minds  of  men,  and  whose  ruins 
encumber  the  plains  of  the  great  Past,  as  the  broken 
columns  of  Palmyra  and  Tadmor  he  bleaching  on 
the  sands  of  the  desert.  They  rise  before  us— those 
old,  strange,  mysterious  creeds  and  faiths— shrouded 
in  the  mists  of  antiquity,  and  stalk  dimly  and  unde- 
finedly  aiong  the  line  that  divides  time  from  eternity , 
and  forms  of  strange,  wild,  startling  beauty  mingle 
in  the  vast  throng  of  figures,  with  shapes  monstrous, 
grotesque,  and  hideous. 

The  religion  taught  by  Moses,  which,  like  the  laws 
of  Egypt,  enunciated  the  principle  of  exclusion,  bor- 
rowed at  every  period  of  its  existence  from  all  tha 


KNIGHTS   OF  THE   EAST  AND   WEST.  241 

oreeds  with  which  it  came  in  contact.  While  by  the 
study  of  the  learned  and  wise,  it  enriched  itself  with 
the  most  admirable  principles  of  the  religions  of 
Egypt  and  Asia,  it  was  changed  in  the  wanderings  of 
the  people,  by  everything  that  was  impure  or  seduc- 
tive in  the  pagan  manners  and  superstitions.  It  was 
one  thing  in  the  time  of  Aaron  and  Moses,  another 
in  that  of  David  and  Solomon,  and  still  another  in 
that  of  Daniel  and  Philo. 

At  the  time  when  John  the  Baptist  made  his  ap- 
pearance in  the  desert,  near  the  shores  of  the  Dead 
Sea,  all  the  old  philosophical  and  religious  systems 
were  approximating  to  each  other,  while  the  philoso- 
phers of  Greece,  all  (except  the  disciples  of  Epi- 
curus) more  or  less  Platonicians,  seized  eagerly  upon 
the  beliefs  and  doctrines  of  the  East.  The  Jews  and 
Egyptians,  before  then  the  most  exclusive  of  all 
people,  yielded  to  that  eclectism  which  prevailed 
among  their  masters,  the  Greeks  and  Eomans.  It 
was  held  by  a  vast  number,  even  during  the  preach- 
ings of  Paul,  that  the  writings  of  the  Apostles  were 
incomplete,  that  they  contained  only  the  germs  of 
another  doctrine,  which  must  receive  from  the  hands 
of  philosophy  not  only  the  systematic  arrangement 
which  was  wanting,  but  all  the  developments  which 
lay  concealed  therein — mysteries  handed  down  from 
generation  to  generation  in  esoteric  tradition. 


11 


NO.*.  P.'  D.\  V.'.  D.\  M.\ — A  Fiench  abbreviation,  signifying 
u  De  not  forget  your  Masonic  Regalia." 

Chain  of  Flowers. — The  Masonic  nomenclature  for  a  wreath  of 
flowers,  in  like  manner  as  a  Chain  of  Union,  signifies  the  forming 
a  circle  by  the  brethren  taking  hold  of  hands,  as  in  the  case  when 
the  password  is  communicated,  or  the  banquet-song  is  sung. 

The  Clepsydra,  or  Hour-glass,  may  at  all  times  be  properly 
placed  in  the  East. 

The  term  Essoine,  in  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite, 
signifies  the  inability  of  a  brother  to  assist  at  a  communication, 
and  informs  the  body  thereof. 

Louveton,  Louveteau,  Louvetine,  Lewton — all  signify  a  Mason'? 
son. 


.*.  These  three  points  or  dots  distinguish  Masonic  abbrevia 
tions. 

Various  attempts  have  been  made  to  explain  their  origin ;  they 
are  said  to  allude  to  the  three  lesser  lights ;  or,  as  they  were  first 
introduced  by  French  Masons,  ttey  may  refer  to  the  situation  of 
the  three  principal  officers  of  the  Lodge  in  the  French  Rite,  where 
the  Master  sits  in  the  East  and  the  two  Wardens  in  the  West 

They  are  alleged  by  others  to  be  inverted,  and  thus  to  allude 
to  the  initial  name  of  Deity  as  represented  in  the  original  of  the 
Hebrew  forming  the  triune  circles  of  eternity,  thus :  '  "  XT-  • 
hence,   °~?    1  (the  Hebrew  yod). 


EIGHTEENTH  DEGREE. 


ttiafct  of  tine  !00£  €>xmx. 


ARGUMENT. 

The  Novice  is  still  in  search  of  the  Truth  and  the  lost  Word 
he  journeys  for  a  period  of  years,  learning  the  three  virtues  which 
are  to  guide  him  :  from  a  place  of  horror  and  gloom,  merges,  at 
the  appointed  time,  the  sacred  initials,  giving  glory  to  Masonry 
and  light  and  life  to  the  world. 

This  degree,  like  the  one  preceding  it,  is  philosophical.  The 
end  of  all  philosophy  is  to  free  the  mind  from  those  encumbran- 
ces which  hinder  its  progress  toward  perfection,  and  to  raise  it  to 
the  contemplation  of  immutable  Truth  and  the  knowledge  of  di- 
vine and  spiritual  objects.  This  effect  must  be  produced  by  easy 
steps,  lest  the  mind,  hitherto  conversant  only  with  sensible  things, 
should  revolt  at  the  change. 

Knight  of  the  Eagle  and  Pelican  is  one  of  the  titles  applied  to 
a  Rose-Croix  H-R-D-M  Freemason ;  yet  that  degree  is  not  strictly 
an  order  of  knighthood,  in  the  commonly  received  sense  of  the 
term. 

In  these  degrees,  it  is  readily  perceivable  that  we  have  now 
fully  entered  upon  a  long  course  of  instruction  into  all  the  mys- 
teries of  the  esoteric  doctrine. 

There  are  a  number  of  Rose-Croix  degrees  differing  in  a  meas- 
ure from  each  other  in  the  work  and  in  their  teachings.  The 
Alchemical  or  Hermetic  Masons  taught  a  different  degree  in  all 
respects  from  the  so-called  Christian  Rose-Croix ;  and  they  again 
a  different  one  from  the  universal,  tolerant,  and  more  acceptable 
grade.  The  following  words  of  one  of  the  most  eminent  students 
of  Masoniy,  and  an  ardent  admirer  of  the  A.-,  and  A.-.  Rite,  may 
be  quoted  here. 


AEGUMENT. 


245 


44  If  anywhere  brethren  of  a  particular  religious  belief  have  been 
excluded  from  this  degree,  it  merely  shows  how  gravely  the  plans 
and  purposes  of  Masonry  may  be  misunderstood  ;  for  whenever 
the  door  of  any  one  degree  is  closed  against  him  who  believes  in 
one  God  and  the  soul's  immortality,  on  account  of  the  other 
tenets  of  his  faith,  that  degree  is  no  longer  Masonry,  which  is 
universal,  but  some  other  thing,  that  is  exclusive,  and  accordingly 
intolerant.  Each  degree  erects  a  platform  on  which  the  Israelite, 
the  Mahommedan,  and  the  Christian  may  stand  side  by  side  and 
hand  in  hand,  as  brethren."  Whatever  your  religion,  your  birth- 
place, or  your  language,  you  are  among  brethren.  One  language 
is  spoken  in  common,  the  language  of  the  Scottish  Rite  of  Ma- 
•oury,  which  speaks  directly  to  the  heart. 


ECCLESIASTES  XII. 
Remember  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth. 

Remember  thy  Creator 

While  the  pulse  of  youth  beats  high  ; 
While  the  evil  days  come  not, 

Nor  the  weary  years  draw  nigh, 
When  man  can  find  no  pleasure 

In  the  hollow  things  of  earth, 
And  the  heart  turns  sick  and  sad, ' 

From  the  jarring  sound  of  mirth. 

Ere  the  light  of  stars  is  darkened, 

Ere  the  glorious  sun  grows  dim, 
And  the  bitter  cup  of  sorrow 

Is  filling  to  the  brim  ; 
When  the  grinder's  song  is  low, 

And  the  wailing  mourners  come. 
Marching  in  the  death-procession, 

As  man  goeth  to  his  home. 

Ere  the  golden  bowl  be  broken, 

Or  the  silver  cord  unwound, 
The  pitcher  shattered,  at  the  well 

The  broken  wheel  be  found. 
In  the  day  when  keepers  tremble, 

And  the  strong  men  bow  the  kneej 
Then  shall  dust  to  dust  return, 

And  to  God  the  spirit  flee. 

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LnlL 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  ROSE  CROIX, 

PERFECT  PRINCE  DE  H-R-D-M,  KNIGHT  OF  THE 
EAGLE  AND  PELICAN. 


THE  EIGHTEENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  A.-.  AND  A.'.  SCOTTISH 
RITE,  AND  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  OF  THE  PHILOSOPHICAL 
SERIES. 


APARTMENTS. 


The  ceremony  of  Reception  of  a  Knight  of  the  Eagle 
and  Pelican  requires  properly  four  apartments,  as  fol- 
lows. 

FIRST    APARTMENT. 

The  first  apartment  is  hung  in  black,  spread  with  white 
tears ;  and  is  lighted  simply  by  the  taper  of  the  Most 
Wise,  the  two  lights  on  the  thron^,  and  the  dim  light  ol 
three  transparencies. 

Three  columns,  of  the  Doric,  Ionic,  and  Corinthian 
orders  of  architecture  respectively,  about  five  feet  in 
height,  are  appropriately  placed  in  the  Chapter,  and 
support  on  their  capitals  transparent  inscriptions  of  the 
three  virtues,  one  on  each,  which  should  be  removed 
when  the  Chapter  is  closed. 


'ii.8  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND  A.    RITE. 

The  canopy  in  the  East  is  black,  bordered  with  white 
fringe  ;  on  the  platform  below  it  is  the  irregular  throne 
of  the  Chapter,  surmounted  by  three  crosses,  the  centre 
one  most  prominent,  with  a  full-blown  white  rose  upon 
it :  on  either  side  thereof  is  a  candlestick  with  a  yellow 
wax  candle  lighted.  Both  throne  and  crosses  are  to  be 
concealed  by  two  black  curtains  coming  together  before 
them,  and  which  are  opened  at  the  appointed  time. 

The  Most  Wise  Master  has  before  him  a  small  low 
table  covered  with  black,  and  on  it,  lighted,  one  wax 
candle,  a  Book  of  the  Testimony,  a  compass  and  square, 
and  a  triple  triangle ;  also  the  regalia  for  the  candidate. 
By  the  table  is  a  low  black  seat  or  ottoman.  The  fur- 
niture and  properties  are  in  disorder.  A  ewer,  with 
water  and  napkins,  should  be  placed  in  the  South. 

SECOND  APARTMENT. 

The  second  apartment  should  represent  two  small 
apartments,  the  one  leading  imperceptibly  into  the 
other.  The  one  labyrinthian,  with  ascending  and  de- 
scending steps,  interlacing  each  other ;  the  other  *  *  * 

THIRD    APARTMENT. 

A  small  apartment  draped  or  painted  black,  called 
the  "  Chamber  of  Reflection,"  in  which  is  a  rude  chair 
and  table  ;  on  the  latter,  a  skull  and  cross-bones  and  an 
ancient-shaped  dim-burning  lamp,  also  a  Book  of  the 
Testimony. 

FOURTH   APARTMENT. 

Which  may  very  properly  and  advantageously  be 
represented  by  a  judicious  rearrangement  of  the  first 
apartment.  All  the  furniture  and  properties  are  in 
order,  perfect  harmony  and  accord  exist,  for  the  Word 
is  found:  the  room  should  therefore  be  decorated  in  an 


2")0  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND  A.    RITE. 

appropriate  and  dazzlingly  magnificent  manner.  The 
thirty-three  lights,  composed  of  three  candelabra  of 
eleven  branches  each,  with  yellow  wax  candles,  must 
now  shine  forth  in  their  brilliancy,  and  the  blazing  star 
with  six  beams  is  seen  in  the  East.  The  hangings  are 
red. 

OFFICERS,  AND  THEIR  JEWELS. 

Most  Wise  and  Perfect  Master,  or  Most  Wise  Tir- 
ehatha. 

Most  Excellent  and  Perfect  Knight  Senior  Warden. 

Most  Excellent  and  Perfect  Knight  Junior  Warden. 

Most  Perfect  Knight  Orator. 

Most  Perfect  Knight  Master  of  Ceremonies. 

Most  Perfect  Knight  Secretary. 

Most  Perfect  Knight  Treasurer. 

Most  Perfect  Knight  Guardian  of  the  To  we/. 

All  brethren  are  addressed  as  Respectable  and  Perteci 
Knights. 

The  Most  Wise  wears  on  his  breast  a  flaming  star 
of  silver,  with  seven  points :  in  the  centre  the  letter  I,  in 
gold ;  around  it  the  initials  F.  H.  C. :  his  characteristic 
is  Wisdom. 

The  Senior  Warden  wears  a  triangle  :  his  characteris- 
tic is  Strength. 

The  Junior  Warden  wears  a  square  and  compass — the 
one  fastened  on  the  other :  his  characteristic  is  Beauty. 

These  Jewels  are  used  in  addition  to  the  Grand  Jewel, 
which  is  worn  by  all  the  Knights. 

CLOTHING  AND  DECORATIONS. 

The  Knights  should  be  dressed  in  black  or  dark 
clothes,  and  wear  over  the  same  a  chasuble  of  whito 


KNIGHT   OF   THE   ROSE   CROIX  251 

cloth  bordered  with  black  ribbon  or  wool,  one  inch  wide. 
The  chasuble  has  a  black  cross  both  before  and  behind 
— extending  its  entire  length — made  of  wide  ribbon  or 
other  material ;  it  is  lined  with  white ,  and  should  be  worn 
only  in  the  first  apartment.  Over  all  is  worn  from  right 
to  left  a  black  watered  S4SH,  bordered  with  crimson, 
three  inches  wide,  in  the  middle  of  which,  and  where  it 
crosses  the  breast,  is  a  small  red  ribbon  cross ;  near  the 
bottom,  two  inches  from  the  rosette,  is  also  a  small  red 
ribbon  cross ;  at  the  bottom  is  a  small  red  rosette,  and 
over  it  one  smaller  of  a  black  color:  from  the  lower 
rosette  hangs  a  small  gold  cross. 


Apron — Of  white  leather  or  satin,  bordered  with 
red,  as  is  also  the  flap.  There  are  three  red  rosettes 
arranged  in  triangular  form  around  the  apron.  On  the 
area  is  a  representation  of  a  red  passion  cross,  seven 
inches  long;  and  on  the  flap  a  death's  head  and  cross- 
bones,  either  painted  or  embroidered. 

Grand  Jewel — Is  an  open  compass,  its  points  resting 
on  a  quarter  circle.  Between  the  legs  of  the  compass  is 
a  cross,  reaching  from  the  head  of  the  compass  down  to 
the  quarter  circle ;  on  the  cross  is  an  opened  rose :  at 
the  foot  of  the  cross,  on  one  side  is  an  eagle  with  wings 


852 


BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 


extruded  against  the  points  of  the  compass,  head  down- 
wauls;  on  the  obverse  side  is  a  pelican,  tearing  its 
breast  to  feed  with  blood  its  young,  seven  in  number, 
in  a  nest  under  it ;  on  the  head  of  the  compass  on  each 


side  of  it  is  an  antique  crown  with  seven  points :  on  the 
qua  iter  circle,  on  one  side  is  engraved  the  hieroglyph- 
ic a  1  characteristic  of  the  Knight,  and  on  the  other  side 
the  cabalistic  letters  of  the  degree.     *     *     *     *     * 

The  compass  and  arc  of  the  circle  of  the  Jewel  should 
be  composed  of  gold,  and  the  eagle  and  pelican  of  silver. 
This  Jewel  should  be  worn  suspended  to  a  black  watered 
Collar,  three  inches  wide,  bordered  with  crimson; 
there  should  be  three  crimson  ribbon  crosses  on  it — one 
on  each  side,  and  one  at  the  point  above  the  crimson 
rosette  at  the  bottom. 

All  the  jewels  when  worn  in  the  first  apartment 
should  be  covered  with  black  crape. 

In  the  centre  of  this  first  apartment  at  a  reception, 
there  is  a  confused  mass,  representing  the  debris  of  an 
edifice  in  ruins,  composed  of  broken  columns,  chapiters, 
and  every  species  of  Masonic  emblems.  If  anything  is 
placed  upon  the  two  side  crosses  in  the  East,  it  must  be 
a  human  skull  and  two  thigh-bones  crossed. 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX.  253 

The  Banner  of  the  Rose-Croix,  hanging  in  the  Eaet 
to  the  left  of  the  M.\  TV.*.,  is  a  square  piece  of  white 
satin,  lightly  sprinkled  with  crimson,  edged  with  a  gold 
fringe,  upon  which  is  embroidered  or  painted  the  side 
of  the  jewel  representing  the  "Pelican,"  with  the  words 
"Lux  E  Tenebris"  above  the  pelican,  and  the  words 
"Faith,  Hope,  Charity"  below,  painted  in  gold  on  a 
ribbon. 

Visitors  are  expected  to  salute  the  31.  \  W.\  and  the 
two  Wardens,  with  their  swords ;  then  facing  the  East, 
return  their  swords  and  give  the  sign  of  recognition  to 
each  of  the  same  officers ;  again  face  the  East  and  stand 
under  the  sign  of  G.\  S.\ — the  Knights  of  the  Chapter 
remaining  standing  at  salute.  At  the  close  of  the  wel- 
come by  the  M.\  TV.*.,  the  swords  will  be  sheathed,  the 
Battery  given,  and  with  the  sign  the  acclamation.  A 
visitor  may  then  respond  to  the  M.\  TV.-.  Such  visitors 
as  are  entitled  may  then  be  conducted  to  the  East. 

The  title  "  Perfect"  is  not  used  among  the  Knights  in 
the  first  apartment. 

In  the  fourth  apartment  the  collar  and  sash  are  turned, 
presenting  the  same  appearance;  except  where  it  was 
black  it  should  be  crimson,  and  where  it  was  crimson  it 
should  be  black. 

When  a  candidate  is  admitted  he  is  called  a  proba- 
tioner or  novice :  when  fully  received  lie  becomes  a 
neophyte,  or  one  newly  born. 

The  crux  ansata  in  the  East  should  be  of  gold.  The 
labors  are  supposed  never  to  close,  and  when  a  Chapter 
is  about  to  work,  it  is  said  the  labors  are  resumed. 

The  labors  begin  when  the  Word  is  lost,  and  are  sus- 
pended when  the  Word  is  recovered. 

A  novice  must  be  subjected  to  three  ballots. 

Batterv — •  e  •  •  e  • — • 


254  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

RECEPTION. 


The  stars  have  disappeared,  the  light  of  the  arm 
and  moon  is  obscured,  and  darkness  has  fallen  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth. 


My  brother,  you  are  still  engaged  as  a  Mason  in 
search  of  light  and  truth ;  of  which  search,  the  many 
journeys  you  have  made  in  the  different  degrees  are 
symbolical.  But  your  search  is  not  for  the  truth  of 
any  particular  creed  or  religion — that  search  would 
be  in  vain,  for  what  is  truth  to  one  is  not  truth  to 
another  :  often  by  argument  and  evidence,  but  almost 
always  by  the  accidents  of  birth,  education,  and  cir- 
cumstances, our  religious  belief  is  formed ;  and  argu- 
ment and  testimony  strike  the  mind  of  man,  when 
arrived  at  his  religious  creed  and  faith,  only  to  glance 
off  and  leave  no  impression. 

Our  symbols  and  ceremonies  envelop  the  great 
primitive  truths,  known  to  the  first  men  that  lived : 
with  whatever  particular  meaning  they  may  have — 
peculiar,  or  believed  to  be  peculiar,  to  particular 
creeds,  and  differing,  as  the  faith  differs  of  those  who 
receive  them — we  have  nothing  to  do. 

We  are  about  to  conduct  you  through  certain  forms 
and  ceremonies,  to  display  to  you  certain  symbols  and 
emblems  ;  we  do  not  give  you  in  advance  their  inter- 


KXIGHT   OF   THE   ROSE    CROIX.  255 

pretation,  but  only  indicate  to  you  their  general  ten- 
dency ;  we  place  the  thread  in  your  hands  that  will 
guide  you  through  the  labyrinth ;  it  is  for  you  to 
apply  and  interpret  the  symbols  and  ceremonies  of 
the  degree  in  such  manner  as  may  seem  to  you  truest 
and  most  appropriate. 

A  vast  multitude  of  men  believe  that  the  Bedeemer 
of  man  has  already  appeared  upon  the  earth  :  many 
believe  he  was  a  man ;  many,  the  Son  of  God  ;  and 
many,  the  Deity  incarnate :  a  vaster  multitude  still 
wait  for  the  Redeemer :  each  will  apply  our  symbols 
and  ceremonies  according  to  his  faith. 


PRAYER. 

Great  and  dread  Being,  Father,  who  wast,  when 
beside  thee  there  were  time  and  space  alone  ;  a  sin- 
gle thought  of  whom  shaped  itself  into  an  universe 
of  suns  and  worlds,  and  infinite  myriads  upon  myriads 
of  living  creatures ;  eternal  as  time  and  infinite  as 
space ;  to  whom  all  the  past  and  all  the  future  now 
is  and  ever  will  be  present;  thou  by  whom  no 
creature  that  lives  is  forgotten  or  unregarded,  look 
with  favor  upon  us  and  upon  this  our  brother  ;  deign 
to  bless  liirn,  to  protect  him,  and  make  his  labors 
fortunate ;  watch  over  him  ;  illuminate  his  mind  with 
wisdom,  that  he  may  understand  our  symbols ;  and 
teach  him  to  trust  in  thee.     Amen ! 


256  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

Faith  is  the  substance  of  things  hoped  for,  the 
evidence  of  things  not  seen. 

By  faith  Abraham,  when  he  was  tried,  offered  his 
only-begotten  son. 

By  faith  the  children  of  Israel  forsook  Egypt,  not 
fearing  the  wrath  of  the  king  ;  by  faith,  they  passed 
through  the  Bed  Sea  as  by  dry  land,  which  the 
Egyptians  essaying  to  do,  were  drowned. 

By  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  fell  down,  after  they 
were  compassed  about  seven  days. 

Faith  subdueth  kingdoms,  worketh  righteousness, 
obtaineth  promises,  stoppeth  the  mouths  of  lions. 

By  faith,  a  steady  cotu*se  we  steer 

Through  ruffling  storms  and  swelling  seas ; 

By  faith,  we  pass  the  vale  of  tears 

Safe  and  secure,  though  oft  distressed ; 

By  faith,  subdue  the  king  of  fears, 
And  go  rejoicing  to  our  rest. 


Blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  and 
whose  hope  the  Lord  is :  for  he  shall  be  as  a  tree 
planted  by  the  waters,  and  that  spreadeth  out  her 
roots  by  the  river.  She  shall  not  wither  when  the 
heat  cometh,  but  her  leaf  shall  be  green ;  and  she 
shall  not  be  careful  in  the  year  of  drought,  neither 
shall  she  cease  from  yielding  fruit. 

The  hope  of  the  righteous  shall  be  gladness,  but 
the  expectation  of  the  wicked  shall  perish. 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROES.  257 

The  wicked  is  driven  away  in  his  wickedness,  but 
the  righteous  hath  hope  in  his  death. 

The  hope  of  heaven  our  spirits  cheer ; 

No  more  we  grieve  for  sorrows  past, 
Nor  any  future  conflict  fear, 

So  we  may  safe  arrive  at  last. 

O  Lord,  on  thee  our  hopes  we  stay 

To  lead  us  on  to  thine  abode, 
Assured  thy  love  will  far  o'erpay 

The  hardest  labors  of  the  road. 


Though  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of 
angels,  and  have  not  charity,  I  am  become  as  sound- 
ing brass  and  a  tinkling  cymbal. 

Though  I  bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  the  poor, 
and  give  my  body  to  be  burned,  and  have  not  char- 
ity, it  profiteth  me  nothing. 

Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind. 

Charity  envieth  not. 

Charity  vaunteth  not  itself — is  not  puffed  up. 

Charity  never  faileth. 

Blest  is  the  man  whose  softenirg  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain, 
To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 

Is  never  turned  in  vain. 


258 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


To  him  protection  shall  be  shown, 

And  mercy  from  above 
Descend  on  those  who  thus  fulfil 

The  Mason's  law  of  love. 

And  now  abideth  Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity,  these 
throe,  but  the  greatest  of  these  is  Charity. 

Hosanna  in  the  highest !  on  earth  peace  and  good- 
will toward  men. 


HYMN. 


Aletta. 


Grateful  notes  and  numbers  bring,  While  the  name   of 


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KNIGHT  OF  THE   ROSE   CR0EL  259 


Men  on  earth,  and  saints  above, 
Sing  the  great  Kedeemer's  love. 
Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail : 
Hail !  Celestial  Goodness,  hail ! 


CHARGE 

By  virtue  of  the  powers  with  which  I  am  invested 
by  the  Supreme  Council,  and  by  the  consent  of  these 
Knights,  my  brothers  and  equals,  I  do  admit  and 
receive  and  constitute  you  a  Perfect  Prince  Free- 
mason of  H-R-D-M,  Knight  of  the  Eagle  and  Peli- 
can, under  the  distinctive  title  of  Rose-Croix,  now 
and  forever,  henceforth,  to  enjoy  all  the  preroga- 
tives attached  to  this  grade. 

My  Brother,  virtue  and  humility  are  the  founda- 
tions of  this  degree ;  henceforward  be  you,  therefore, 
virtuous,  modest,  and  unpresuming ;  mark  our  guid- 
ing star  of  prudence,  and  so  live  that  you  may  not 
disgrace  or  dishonor  the  name  that  you  have  earned, 
the  characteristic  to  which  you  are  entitled,  and  the 
jewel  which  you  will  hereafter  wear. 

LECTURE. 

My  Brother,  each  of  us  makes  such  application  to 
his  own  faith  and  creed,  of  the  symbols  and  ceremo- 
nies of  this  degree,  as  seems  to  him  proper.  With 
these  special  interpretations  we  have  nothing  to  do — 


'260  J300K    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

like  the  legend  of  our  Grand  Master  Hiram,  in  which 
some  see  figured  the  condemnation  and  sufferings  of 
Christ ;  others,  those  of  the  unfortunate  Grand  Mas- 
ter of  the  Templars ;  others,  those  of  the  first  Charles ; 
and  others  still,  the  annual  descent  of  the  sun  at  its 
winter  solstice  to  the  regions  of  darkness — the  basis 
of  many  an  ancient  legend :  in  no  other  way  could 
Masonry  possess  its  universality — that  character 
which  has  ever  been  peculiar  to  it  from  its  origin, 
and  which  enabled  two  kings,  worshippers  of  a  dif- 
ferent Deity,  to  sit  together  as  Grand  Masters  while 
the  walls  of  the  first  Temple  arose  ;  and  the  men  of 
Gebal,  who  bowed  down  to  the  Phoenician  gods,  to 
work  by  the  side  of  the  Hebrews,  to  whom  those 
gods  were  an  abomination. 


Pythagoras  said  :  "  God  is  neither  the  object  of 
sense  nor  subject  to  passion,  but  invisible,  only  in- 
telligible, and  supremely  intelligent.  In  his  body 
he  is  like  the  light,  and  in  his  soul  he  resembles 
Truth.  He  is  the  universal  Spirit  that  pervades  and 
diffuses  itself  over  all  nature.  All  beings  receive 
their  life  from  him.  There  is  but  one  only  God, 
who  is  not,  as  some  are  apt  to  imagine,  seated  above 
the  world,  beyond  the  orb  of  the  universe ;  but  being 
himself  all  in  all,  he  sees  all  the  beings  that  fill 
his  immensity  :  the  only  Principle,  the  Light  of 
heaven,  the  Father  of  all. 

"  He  produces  everything,  he  orders  and  disposes 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX. 


261 


everything ;  lie  is  the   Keason,  the   Life,  and  the 
Motion  of  all  being !" 


The  peculiar  cipher  of  this  degree  is  subject  to 
your  use.  The  Feast  of  Bread  and  Wine  is  to  us  the 
symbol  of  fraternity  and  affection,  and  of  that  per- 
fect union  which  must  ever  exist  among  Knights  oi 
the  Kose-Croix. 

Masonry  has  a  mission  to  perform,  with  her  tradi- 
tions reaching  to  the  earliest  times,  and  her  symbols 
dating  further  back  than  even  the  monumental  his- 
tory of  Egypt  extends.  She  invites  all  men  of  all 
religions  to  enlist  under  her  banners,  and  to  war 
against  evil,  ignorance,  and  wrong.  You  are  now 
her  knight,  and  to  her  service  your  sword  is  conse- 
crated :  may  you  prove  a  worthy  soldier  in  a  worthy 
cause,  and  may  the  great  and  Supreme  Architect 
be  always  with  you,  and  bless  you  with  life  ever- 
lasting. 

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Our  Father,  Friend  and  Lord  divine, 
Eend  thou  the  vail  of  passion's  night ! 

In  all  souls  truth  and  love  enshrine ! 
Robe  every  child  oi  earth  in  light  1 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX.  263 

That  all  of  Adam's  erring  seed 

May  cease  from  strife,  and  fruitful  toil 

To  every  clime  and  every  creed 

Bring  peace  and  plenty,  wine  and  oil  1 

And  when  these  Temples,  framed  by  thee — 
Our  bodies — ope  their  portals  wide, 

And  our  imprisoned  spirits  flee 

To  seek  what  thou  dost  wisely  hide  ; 

Free  and  Accepted  may  we  prove, 
When  angels  bring  us  near  to  thee, 

Prepared,  in  thy  Grand  Lodge  above, 
To  take  our  last  Sublime  Degree. 


ORDINARY. 

CEREMONY  OF  THE  TABLE. 

To  the  glory  of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Uni- 
verse ;  in  the  name  and  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Supreme  Council  and  Sovereign  Chiefs  of  Exalted 
Masonry,  and  by  virtue  of  the  authority  on  me  con- 
ferred, I  call  this  Chapter  from  labor  to  refreshment. 

This  Chapter  is  now  called  to  refreshment.  Be- 
fore we  part,  let  us  eat  together  the  bread  earned  by 
our  labors,  and  thank  our  heavenly  Father  for  furnish- 
ing us  with  the  means  for  sustaining  life.  Brothel 
Master  of  Ceremonies,  visit  the  avenues. 


26-i  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.    RITE. 

Sovereign  Creator  of  all  things  and  source  of  light 
and  life,  who  providest  for  all  our  necessities,  bless 
the  nourishment  for  the  body  we  are  about  to  take, 
and  make  it  to  give  us  strength  to  labor  for  thy  glory 
and  the  advancment  of  all  the  great  interests  of 
humanity.     Amen. 

Take  ;  eat,  and  give  to  the  hungry  !         *        * 
Take  ;  drink,  and  give  to  the  thirsty !  *         * 

Peace  be  with  you,  my  brethren,  and  remain  with 
you  always.  Remember  that  your  duty  is,  not  to  be 
better  than  your  brethren,  but  to  be  better  than  your- 
selves ;  that  the  more  you  have,  the  more  you  owe  to 
those  who  need  assistance.  The  Peace  of  our  Mas- 
ter be  with  you  always. 


Note. — This  Ceremony  is  a  manifestation  of  fraternal  love,  as 
Inculcated  by  Masonic  philosophy.  Rose-Croix  Knights  after  the 
benediction  silently  disperse,  and  the  Chapter  remains  at  refresh- 
ment until  regularly  convened  or  called  by  the  Most  Wise .  Thus 
a  Rose-Croix  Chapter  is  seldom  if  ever  closed,  as  the  Table 
Ceremony  is  indispensable  whenever  there  is  a  call  to  refresh- 
ment, which  should  be  at  every  assembling. 

While  the  Knights  quietly  disperse,  the  following  may 
appropriately  be  sung  by  the  Choir. 

HYMN 

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Softly  now  the  light  of     day         Fades  upon    our 

ftHr  J » nr  J  c  iir  j  j  m 


KXTGHT  OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX. 


265 


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sight  a    -  way ;      Free  from  care,  from  la  -  bor    free. 


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Soon  for  us  the  light  of  day 

Shall  forever  pass  away  ; 
Then,  from  care  and  sorrow  free, 

Take  us,  Lord,  to  dwell  with  thee. 


HOLY  THURSDAY,  OR  MAUNDAY  THURSDAY 

DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

A  stated  meeting  of  all  Chapters  Rose-Croix  is  held 
on  Thursday  before  Easter:  this  meeting  is  indispen- 
sable. 

If  a  Rose-Croix  Knight  be  necessarily  alone,  he  must, 
in  spirit  at  least,  feast  that  day  with  his  brethren. 

A  wreath  must  be  placed  upon  the  cross  in  the  East. 

The  Pelican  feeding  its  young  should  be  prominently 
displayed  in  the  Chapter-room  upon  a  white  column. 

Two  additional  yellow  wax  candles  should  be  burning 
on  the  irregular  throne  in  the  East. 

12 


266  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

The  three  columns,  Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity,  should 
be  displayed  in  position. 

The  silver  salver  with  Passover-bread  and  goblet  of 
white  wine  should  also  be  provided. 

The  altar  should  be  plain  and  hung  with  black,  with 
the  Book  of  Constitutions,  and  a  square,  compass,  and 
Crux  ansata  of  gold  upon  it.  On  the  Crux  ansata 
should  be  enamelled  the  letters  — .'.  — .".  — ,\  — .*. 

A  little  in  front  of  the  Master,  on  his  right  and  left, 
are  two  triangular  columns,  draped  in  white,  five  feet  ir 
height.  Upon  each  is  a  triangular  transparency,  on  one 
side  of  which  is  a  word.     This  word,  on  the  column  on 

his  right,  is  I ;  on  that  on  his  left,  I .     In  the 

West,  a  little  in  front  of  the  Wardens,  on  the  right  and 
left,  are  two  columns,  precisely  alike,  each  with  a  similar 
transparency.     On   that   upon  the   right   is   the   word 

R ,  and   on   that  upon  the  left,  the  word  N . 

Each  transparency  turns  upon  a  pivot,  so  that  the  words 
(until  then  concealed)  may  be  displayed  at  the  proper 
moment,  which  will  not  transpire  until  Easter  Sunday. 

On  this  most  solemn  festival,  a  young  lamb,  roasted, 
is  to  be  eaten  at  the  feast.  It  must  be  white,  with- 
out spot  or  blemish,  and  killed  with  a  single  blow  of  a 
knife.  One  of  the  brethren  must  prepare  it ;  and  the 
head  and  feet  must  be  cut  off,  and  burned  as  an  offering. 
At  the  repast,  each  must  eat  a  piece.  If  a  brother  be 
travelling,  and  meet  another  brother  on  the  road,  they 
are  obliged  to  go  to  some  convenient  place  to  perform 
this  duty.  This  particular  repast  is  styled  the  Mystic 
Banquet. 

On  Holy  Thursday,  in  the  rear  of  the  East  will  be 
depicted  the  following  scene.  The  Celestial  Vault  stud- 
ded with  stars ;  the  sun  absent,  and  the  moon  obscured 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX.  267 

with  clouds.  In  the  extreme  East,  among  the  clouds,  an 
Eagle  hovers.  In  the  centre  of  the  scene  is  the  repre- 
sentation of  a  mountain,  on  the  summit  of  which  is  a 
cubical  stone,  and  on  that  a  crimson  rose.  Around  the 
mountain,  below,  hang  clouds  and  darkness ;  and  further 
to  the  West,  at  its  base,  are  all  the  ancient  working- 
tools  of  Masonry,  in  fragments,  with  the  two  mystic 
columns  prostrated,  and  each  broken  in  two.  The  words 
Wisdom,  Strength,  and  Beauty  will  be  displayed  on  a 
ribbon  over  this  scene. 

The  above  general  arrangement  of  the  Chapter-room 
will  remain  until  Easter  Sunday. 


CEREMONY-HOLY  THURSDAY. 


31.'.  W;.  This  Chapter  is  now  called  to  refreshment. 
Before  we  part,  let  us  eat  together  the  bread  earned 
by  our  labors,  and  thank  our  Heavenly  Father  for 
furnishing  us  with  the  means  for  sustaining  life. 

(• 

B.\  M.\  of  Ceiw,  visit  the  avenues,  and  see  if 
there  be  any  brother,  or  even  any  of  the  profane, 
who  suffer  from  hunger  or  thirst :  if  there  be,  bring 
him  in,  for  whoever  he  may  be,  he  is  our  brother, 
and  we  will  freely  divide  with  him  our  bread  and 

wine. 

(•  •  •  i 

Brothers  and  Knights,  let  us  assemble  around  the 


2GS  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

altar  of  fraternal  love,  joyfully  strengthening  the  tie 
which  binds  our  hearts  together. 

(In  silence  and  order,  the  Knights  follow  the  M/.  W.\  to  table. 


INVOCATION. 

Sovereign  Creator  of  all  things,  and  source  of  life 
and  light,  who  providest  for  all  our  necessities,  bless 
the  nourishment  for  the  body  we  are  about  to  take, 
and  make  it  to  give  us  strength  to  labor  for  thy  glory 
and  the  advancement  of  all  the  great  interests  of 
humanity.     Amen ! 

BKIEF  OF  ADDRESS. 

From  time  immemorial,  man  has  plighted  his 
faith  and  confidence  in  his  fellow-man  by  drinking 
from  the  same  cup  and  eating  from  the  same  loaf. 

Among  Eastern  nations  at  the  present  day  has  this 
method  of  solemnizing  a  pledge  been  retained.  We 
learn  from  history,  and  our  fathers  of  the  Masonic 
faith,  that  in  the  ancient  mysteries  of  Judea  and 
Egypt,  the  newly  initiated  were  presented  with  bread 
and  wine  as  a  symbol  of  the  new  life  they  were  about 
entering  upon,  and  that  they  were  henceforth  to  be 
devoted  to  the  laws  of  truth,  and  knowledge  of  their 
rights  and  duties. 

This  ceremony  is  noted  as  having  been  practised  in 
the  mysteries  of  Judea  and  Eleusis,  in  their  initia- 
tion to  what  they  called  the  degree  of  Perfection. 

The  Hebrews  acquired  the  custom  from  the  Egyp- 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX.  269 

tians,  and  celebrated  their  feasts  of  tlie  Spring  full 
moon,  with  bread  and  wine. 

"With  us  it  is  simply  a  manifestation  of  fraternal 
love,  as  inculcated  by  Charity  and  Masonic  phi- 
losophy. 

The  solemn  feast  of  the  Kose-Croix  Knights  is 
held  this  day,  and  commemorates  the  feast  of  the 
Passover,  observed  by  the  Jews. 

Kespectable  and  Perfect  Knights,  the  feast  of 
which  we  are  about  to  partake  is  thus  ordered  : 

s'  On  the  10th  of  the  month  of  Nisan,  they  shall 
take  to  them  every  man  a  lamb,  a  lamb  for  a  house  ; 
and  if  the  household  be  too  little  for  the  lamb,  let 
him  and  his  neighbors  next  unto  his  house  take  it, 
according  to  the  number  of  the  souls.  Your  lamb 
shall  be  without  blemish,  a  male  of  the  first  year  . . . 
and  ye  shall  keep  it  up  until  the  14th  day  of  the 
same  month,  and  the  whole  assembly  of  the  congre- 
gation of  Israel  shall  kill  it  hi  the  evening  :  and  they 
shall  eat  the  flesh  in  that  night,  roasted  with  fire,  and 
ye  shall  let  nothing  of  it  remain  until  the  morning, 
nor  break  any  bone  of  it ;  and  that  which  remaineth 
of  it  until  the  morning,  ye  shall  burn  with  fire. 

"And  thus  shall  ye  eat  it :  with  your  loins  girded, 
your  shoes  upon  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in  your 
hand ;  and  ye  shall  eat  in  haste ;  it  is  the  Lord's 
Passover.  And  this  day  shall  be  unto  you  for  a 
memorial,  and  ye  shall  keep  it  as  a  feast  to  the 
Lord  throughout  your  generations,  a  feast  by  an  ordi- 
nance forever." 


270        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

This  feast,  and  the  bread  and  wine  of  which  we 
partake,  are  to  us  symbols  of  fraternity  and  broth- 
erly affection,  and  of  that  perfect  union  that  must 
ever  subsist  among  Brother  Knights  of  the  Rose- 
Croix. 

Thus,  Brother  Knights,  are  we  assembled,  solemnly 
and  fraternally  pledging  ourselves  one  to  another  in 
brotherly  love,  in  the  presence  of  the  angels  and  of 
that  great  Intelligence  that  surrounds  us  in  our 
every  action. 

We  belong  to  no  creed  or  school,  but  to  univer- 
sality, where  Truth  is  the  base  and  Morality  the 
handmaid :  we  are  Knights  of  Masonry,  and  to  her 
service  our  swords  are  consecrated :  may  we  prove 
worthy  soldiers  in  a  worthy  cause. 

#  *  *  * 

The  Most  Wise  then  takes  two  cakes  whole  of  the 
Passover-bread,  and  a  broken  one,  in  his  hand  together, 
and  breaks  the  upper  cake ;  but  he  must  not  eat  thereof 
till  lie  breaks  a  piece  off  the  broken  one ;  then  baying 
*  *  *  gives  a  piece  of  each  to  every  one  at  the  table. 
Both  pieces  are  eaten  together.  After  this  commences 
the  general  feast  of  the  lamb  and  white  wine. 

*  *  *  * 

* 

The  Ceremony  of  Extinguishing  the  Lights  will  then 
proceed. 

CEREMONY  OP  EXTINGUISHING  THE  LIGHTS. 

This  ceremony  takes  place  on  every  Thursday  before 
Easter,   after    the   Table    Ceremony,   and    begins   the 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX.  271 

moment  the    "  Word"  is  returned  to  the  Most  Wise, 
and  when  all  have  resumed  their  positions. 

At  the  West  end  of  the  table  is  a  candelabra  with 
seven  branches  of  unequal  size,  so  as  to  form  a  trian- 
gle, the  middle  branch  making  the  top  of  the  triangle. 
In  each  a  yellow  wax  candle  must  be  burning.  All  being 
around  the  table,  at  a  sign  from  the  Most  Wise,  the 
officers  in  reverse  order  proceed  to  perform  their  allotted 
tasks. 


Behold,  the  Emancipator  of  mankind,  the  friend 
of  the  poor  and  destitute,  the  comforter,  who,  cover- 
ing with  the  mantle  of  his  word  the  nakedness  of  the 
lowest  among  the  low,  has  introduced  them  into  the 
Banquet-room  of  Immortality,  there  to  enjoy  the  seat 
which  has  been  from  all  eternity  prepared  for  them 
by  the  Father. 

Guests  of  one  day,  and  disinherited  the  next !  the 
friend  is  dead,  the  benefactor  is  no  more  !  Woe  unto 
us  !.  Woe  unto  us !  Woe  unto  us !  Error  triumphs, 
Truth  has  disappeared,  ignorance  has  extinguished 
the  light  of  philosophy. 


Thy  fate  is  sealed,  thou  must  die!  and  thy  Knights 
will  not  be  there  to  defend  thee.  Pray  unto  our 
Father  to  guide  us  in  the  arduous  path  of  life,  so  that, 
when  the  last  hour  shall  have  come,  we  may  rise  to 
the  bosom  of  our  only  friend,  contemplate  his  beam- 
ing countenance,  and  enjoy  forever  the  sublime  les- 


272  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    KITE. 

sons  which  he,  no  doubt,  delivers  to  the  pure  beinga 
who  surround  him. 

"  Love  ye  each  other." 

Close,  as  in  the  Table  Ceremony,  with  the  Benedic- 
tion. 


EASTER    SUNDAY. 
DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

On  Easter  Sunday  the  altar  will  be  splendidly  deco- 
rated, and  hung  with  white  and  crimson,  and  strewed 
with  flowers  and  garlands,  as  in  fact  should  be  the  en- 
tire room ;  the  altar  should  also  have  upon  it  the  Book 
of  Constitutions,  etc.,  as  on  the  occasion  of  Holy  Thurs- 
day ;  the  words  on  the  columns  should  be  displayed ; 
and  the  representation  in  the  East  should  be  changed 
to  the  following : — The  whole  East  represents  the  sun 
and  moon  shining  in  a  clear  sky,  glittering  with  stars. 
In  the  extreme  East  is  seen  in  the  sky  a  cross  surrounded 
by  a  glory,  and  by  a  bright  cloud,  in  which  appear  the 
heads  of  seven  angels ;  on  the  cross  is  a  white  rose  in 
full  bloom,  and  in  its  centre  the  letter  \  In  the  centre 
of  the  scene  is  the  representation  of  a  mountain,  on  the 
summit  of  which  is  a  blazing  star,  with  seven  luminous 
points,  and  in  the  centre  of  that  is  also  the  letter.  In 
the  north  is  an  eagle,  hovering  in  the  air ;  the  square, 
compasses,  trowel,  and  other  Masonic  emblems  are  scat- 
tered about,  as  also  the  cubical  stone.  The  words  Fait\ 
Hope,  Charity,  and  Truth  will  be  displayed  on  a  ribbon 
over  this  scene. 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  ROSE   CROIX. 


273 


CEREMONY— EASTER  SUNDAY. 


Proceed  as  on  Holy  Thursday  till  the  time  for  the 
Address,  which  may  be  delivered  by  the  Most  Wise, 
Orator,  or  such  Brother  Knight  as  may  be  selected  for 
the  special  occasion. 

The  Address  should  be  brief,  and  explanatory  of  the 
joyful  feast  about  to  be  partaken  of,  and  at  which 
greater  license  is  given  than  on  the  Feast  of  Holy 
Thursday. 

The  feast  is  not  confined  to  any  particular  class  of 
food,  nor  to  white  wine. 

The  following  hymn  of  praise  may  succeed  the  Ad- 
dress : 


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Here  may  our  souls  delight  to  bless 
The  God  of  truth  and  grace, 

Who  crowns  our  labors  with  success, 
Among  the  rising  race  ! 

May  each  unholy  passion  cease, 
Each  evil  thought  be  crushed, 

Each  anxious  care  that  mars  our  peace 
In  Faith  and  Love  be  hushed. 


Oh !  may  we  all  in  Truth  abound, 

And  Charity  pursue ; 
Thus  shall  we  be  with  glory  crowned, 

And  love  as  angels  do. 

All  be ng  in  readiness,  the  following  ceremony  r.vuM 
transpire : 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   ROSE   CEOEX.  275 


CEREMONY    OF    RE-LIGHTING    ON    EASTER 
SUNDAY. 

This  ceremony  takes  place  immediately  after  the 
Ceremony  of  the  Table.  As  in  the  Ceremony  of  Extin- 
guishing the  Lights,  it  begins  as  soon  as  the  "  Word" 
has  been  returned  to  the  Most  Wise.  Each  Knight  is 
then  at  his  post,  and  the  music  has  stopped. 

The  table  is  arranged  as  in  the  Ceremony  of  Extin- 
guishing the  Lights;  the  yellow  wax  candles  have 
remained  unlit  since  the  previous  Thursday. 

The  Knights  being  round  the  table,  at  a  signal  from 
the  Most  Wise,  the  officers  in  reverse  order  discharge 
their  several  duties. 


We  have  at  last  re-entered  the  Banquet-room,  and 
we  resume  therein  the  seat  which  our  Father  had 
provided  for  us. 

Immortal  guests,  no  power  can  henceforth  deprive 
us  of  our  inheritance !  Glory  unto  our  Father ! 
Glory  unto  our  Father!  Glory  unto  our  Father! 
Love  and  Liberty  give  light  and  life  to  philosophy. 

Truth  reappears. 

Proceed  then,  my  brethren ;  think  and  act  upon 
your  own  responsibility.  You  are  now  of  age !  Now 
you  are  redeemed!  You  have  your  own  life  in 
charge,  now  and  forever !  The  Master  shall  ever  fol- 
low you  on  the  way !  He  will  be  your  witness,  your 
helper!     He  will  aid  your  weakness  and  extend  his 


27(5 


BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND   A.   RITE. 


hand  to  you  in  the  hour  of  peril !     The  doors  of  the 
Infinite  are  opened  unto  you. 

Close,  as  in  the  Table  Ceremony,  with  the  Benedic- 
tion, 


FUNERAL   CEREMONY. 

DECORATIONS  OF  THE  CHAPTER.— ROSE-CROIX. 

The  throne,  altar,  and  seat  of  the  officers  must  be 
hung  with  black.  In  the  place  formerly  occupied  by  the 
deceased,  there  must  be  a  chair  covered  with  black 
cloth,  strewed  with  tears,  and  an  escutcheon  of  the 
Scotch  Rite  colors,  upon  which  is  written  the  name  oi 
the  deceased.  The  escutcheon  is  surmounted  with  a 
death's  head  resting  on  two  thigh-bones  crossed.  The 
collar  of  the  highest  degree  possessed  by  the  deceased, 
surrounds  the  escutcheon.  At  the  lower  extremity  of 
the  escutcheon  hangs  the  jewel  of  the  order,  and 
behind  it  is  a  sword  across  its  scabbard,  the  point 
downward. 


KNIGHT    OF   THE   ROSE   CROIX.  277 

The  walls  of  the  Chapter  are  strewed  with  black  gar- 
lands. The  coffin  is  placed  in  the  centre,  and  upon  it 
the  regalia  of  the  deceased,  whose  feet  shall  be  turned 
toward  the  west.  The  candlesticks,  three  in  number, 
are  black,  surrounded  with  black  crape,  and  bearing 
eleven  lights  each. 

Between  the  coffin  and  the  West  there  must  be  a 
triangular  pyramid.  On  the  first  side  is  the  All-seeing 
eye  of  Providence,  within  the  circle  formed  by  a  serpent 
biting  its  tail;  on  the  second,  a  death's  head,  over 
which  is  a  butterfly ;  and  on  the  third,  a  Genius,  holding 
in  the  right  hand  a  torch  leversed  and  extinguished, 
and  in  the  left,  a  torch  erect,  burning. 

Before  the  Altar  is  an  antique  tripod  surrounded  with 
black  crape,  on  which  is  a  vessel  containing  perfumed 
alcohol ;  on  each  side,  a  basket  of  flowers  on  a  trun- 
cated column  ;  on  the  opposite  side,  the  banner  of  the 
Chapter,  with  a  knot  of  black  crape.  Above  the  coffin 
is  a  sepulchral  lamp ;  and  near  the  tripod,  pans  of  incense 
and  perfumes.  There  should  be  an  organ  in  the  West : 
a  vessel  filled  with  water,  another  filled  with  wine,  and 
a  third  one  filled  with  milk,  are  located  respectively  in 
the  east,  west,  and  south  of  the  coffin ;  a  vessel  for  ab- 
lutions in  the  north ;  and  in  the  hands  of  the  Master  of 
Ceremonies,  a  torch  for  the  Most  Wise. 

At  the  East  end  of  tlje  Chapter  there  should  be 
a  kind  of  representation  of  the  Elysian  Fields,  with 
abundance  of  flowers,  verdure,  and  light,  all  of  which 
are  concealed  by  a  thick  black  curtain,  which  is  drawn 
aside  at  the  moment  of  departure  for  the  last  resting- 
place. 


278  BOOK   01    THE   A.   AND  A.   RITE. 

CEREMONY. 

The  labors  of  the  Chapter  are  resumed  in  the  usual 
manner,  observing  to  make  the  mourning  battery. 

The  Most  Wise  will  then  address  the  Chapter  on  the 
ceremony  of  the  day,  and  the  merits  of  the  deceased. 


M.\  W.\    Sir  Knight  Mas.',  of  Cer.\,  engrave  on 
the  columns  of  this  Sovereign  Chapter,  that  on  the 

day  of ,  in  the  vulgar  era,  the 

soul  of  our  beloved  brother,  Sir  Knight , 

has  returned  to  his  Father,  and  that  we  have  in- 
trusted his  mortal  coil  to  the  earth. 


PRAYER. 

3I.\  W:.  0  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe ! 
Almighty  God !  All  live  and  breathe  in  thee  !  For 
thee,  light  and  darkness  are  but  one  !  Thou  seest 
us  at  our  death  as  thou  hast  seen  us  at  our  birth, 
and,  Like  the  manifestations  of  life,  the  secrets  of  the 
grave  are  known  to  thee ;  in  both  states  we  are  in 
thy  presence !  May  our  beloved  brother  forever 
dwell  with  thee  as  he  has  dwelt  with  us !  May  his 
death  teach  us  how  to  die,  and  be  unto  us  a  prepara- 
tion for  that  immortality  which  we  hope  to  enjoy  in 
thy  bosom.     Amen. 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX.  279 

INVOCATION. 

M.\  W:.  O  thou  merciful  Father,  whose  su- 
preme wisdom  has  put  an  end  to  our  present  life, 
and  who,  by  the  admirable  providence  of  thy  de- 
signs, hast  decreed  the  cessation  of  the  pangs  and 
sorrows  of  suffering  virtue,  the  deliverance  of  the 
oppressed  and  the  terror  of  the  iniquitous  ;  thy  infi- 
nite power  has  combined  all  things  with  a  view  that 
nothing  should  perish,  and  that  our  bodies,  like  our 
souls,  should  escape  annihilation.  Oh !  thanks  to 
thee  for  the  feeling  with  which  this  consoling  idea 
inspires  us ;  for  it  soothes  the  regret  which  the  sight 
of  this  coffin  awakens  within  our  hearts  !  May  the 
immortal  soul  of  our  brother  enjoy  peace  and  happi- 
ness, and  those  pure  ecstasies  to  which  his  assiduous 
labors  in  the  cause  of  light  and  truth  have  entitled 
him. 


Perfect  Knight,  our  Brother hears  not 

our  call.  As  this  torch,  he  once  lived  and  gave  light, 
and  he  was  a  guide  unto  all  seeking  for  light ;  but 
like  it,  a  breath  has  extinguished  his  life  and  sunk 
him  into  the  dark  bosom  of  death.  It  is  in  vain 
that  we  call  his  name  in  these  precincts.  He  is  no 
more !  No  more  shall  we  hear  his  voice !  Let  us 
then  pay  the  last  tribute  of  our  respect  to  his  mem- 
ory, and  from  the  eternal  bourne  wherein  he  now 
travels,  may  he  be  conscious  of  our  sorrow. 


280 


BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    KITE. 


Knights,  the  gloomy  colors  covering  these  wallsj 
and  our  attributes,  the  dull  silence  which  dwells  in 
that  coffin,  the  sorrow  which  prevails  in  our  hearts, 
and  these  dismal  trophies  of  death,  may  remind  us 
that  from  the  very  bosom  of  corruption  arise  the 
perfumes  and  joys  of  life  !  Death  is  but  the  initia- 
tion of  eternal  life  ;  a  pure  conscience  fears  it  not. 


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While  in  darkness  ye  are  straying, 

Lonely  in  the  deep'ning  shade, 
Glory's  brightest  beams  are  playing 

Bound  the  immortal  spirit's  head. 

Cease,  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 
O'er  the  graves  of  those  ye  love  : 

Far  removed  from  pain  and  anguish, 
They  are  chanting  hymns  above. 

Light  and  grace  at  once  deriving 
From  the  hand  of  God  on  high, 

In  his  glorious  presence  shining, 
They  shall  never,  never  die. 


Let  the  strength  which  for  thee  was  once  derived 
from  the  vegetable  kingdom,  return  to  its  source,  and 
with  thy  mortal  remains,  to  that  material  life  which 
so  beautifully  expounds  the  wise  designs  of  our  Al- 
mighty Father. 

***** 

May  death  purify  thee!  May  the  waters  of 
charity  wash  off  all  thy  faults ;  and,  in  presence  of 
this  grave  wherein  thou  restest,  may  we  remember 
thy  virtues  only. 

***** 

Oh  !  thou,  who  art  now  freed  from  all  the  snares  of 
duplicity,  flattery,  intolerance,  hypocrisy,  and  false- 


282        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

hood,  may  truth  shine  for  thee  in  all  its  glory,  and 
reconcile  thee  to  the  errors  and  falterings  of  hu- 
manity ! 


May  the  soul  of  our  brother  return  to  its  celestial 
abode,  as  the  perfume  of  this  incense  rises  toward 
heaven !  May  the  Grand  Architect  receive  it  in  his 
Eternal  Chapter,  and  bestow  upon  it  the  reward  in 
store  for  the  righteous. 


M.'.  W.\  My  brothers,  it  is  now  the  hour  to  carry 
our  brother  to  his  grave  :  let  us  follow,  in  silence,  his 
coffin  to  the  last  resting-place.  Weep  ye  not  as 
those  who  have  not  Hope,  for  when,  according  to 
the  laws  of  nature,  our  last  hour  shall  have  chimed, 
we  shall  follow  him  to  meet  beyond  the  grave,  and 
rise  from  darkness  to  light. 


HYMN. 

Dr.  H.  S.  Cutler. 


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KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROSE   CROIX. 


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284  BOOK    OF    THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

As  we  pass  the  vale  of  death, 

Round  us  throw  the  arm  of  love  : 

When  we  yield  this  fleeting  breath, 
Bear  us  to  thy  Lodge  above — 

In  the  "  house  not  made  with  hands," 

Compassed  roimd  with  angel  bands. 

In  the  resurrection  morn, 

Raise  us  with  thine  own  right  hand 
Freed  from  envy  and  from  scorn, 

Bring  us  to  the  better  land — 
Where  from  labor  brethren  cease, 
Shai*e  refreshment,  dwell  in  peace. 


FIFTH    SERIES. 


THE 

HISTORICAL  AND  PHILOSOPHICAL  DEGREES 

OF 

GRAND  PONTIFF,  G.\  MASTER  OF  SYMBOLIC  LODGES, 
NOACHTTE  OR  PRUSSIAN  KNIGHT,  KNIGHT  OF  THE 
ROYAL  AXE,  CHIEF  OF  THE  TABERNACLE,  PRINCE  OF 
THE  TABERNACLE,  KNIGHT  OF  THE  BRAZEN  SERPENT, 
PRINCE  OF  MERCY,  COMMANDER  OF  THE  TEMPLE, 
KNIGHT  OF  THE  SUN,  AND  KNIGHT  OF  ST.  ANDREW  OR 
PATRIARCH  OF  THE  CRUSADES,  ARE  CONFERRED  IN  AN 
AREOPAGUS  OF  KNIGHTS  KADOSCH,  OR  BY  THE  IMME- 
DIATE SANCTION  OF  A  CONSISTORY. 

**  Go  forth  to  battle,  and  employ  your  substance  and  your  per- 
sons for  the  advancement  of  God's  religiou.  Verily,  God  loveth 
those  who  fight  for  his  religion  in  battle  array  as  though  they 
were  a  well  compacted  building." — Koran. 


"The  exterior  world,  like  a  great  book,  gives  us  intelligible 
and  truthful  readings  of  Nature's  laws,  leading  us  to  look  through 
Nature  up  to  Nature's  God. 

"The  Lodge  is  a  symbol  of  th  i  world  extending  from  East  to 
West,  from  North  to  South,  from  the  depth  of  the  Earth  to  the 
Celestial  heavens.  In  the  East  the  rising  Sun,  the  grand  source 
of  light  and  heat,  shines  in  the  Lodge  as  the  unwearied  ruler  and 
guide  of  our  working-hours,  the  symbol  of  his  Creator's  power 
and  watchful  care ;  while  the  Moon,  the  resplendent  orb  of  night, 
with  her  attendant  stars,  reflects  the  greater  glories  of  divine 
munificence,  diffusing  light  and  harmony  in  our  pathway  to 
Truth,  Liberty,  and  Fraternity. 

"The  Union  Cord  with  Love  Knots,  which  runs  aroimd  the 
Lodge  upon  the  architrave,  is  indicative  of  the  Mystic-tie  which 
unites  us  in  the  bonds  of  a  happy  Fraternity,  telling  of  full,  gen- 
erous love  to  '  Feliow-mau.'  " 

Fel:.  daft  Beg-  A.:  A.:  8.:  B.\ 


PREFATORY. 


The  Eleven  degrees  of  the  Areopagus,  conferred  under 
the  authority  of  the  Chapter  of  Knights  Kadosch,  and 
which  form  the  fifth  series  of  the  A.  \  A.  \  Scottish  Rite, 
most  beautifully  unfold  the  errors  and  frailties  of  hu- 
manity, and  most  thoroughly  instruct  us  how  to  over- 
come them  and  advance  toward  that  perfect  state 
hoped  for  by  mortality.  We  still  proceed  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  Third  Temple  as  initiated  in  the  degrees 
of  the  Rose-Croix,  and  with  the  hope  and  endeavor  to 
make  the  world  a  Temple  fit  for  the  dwelling-place  of 
the  G.\  A.-,  of  the  Universe. 

The  laws  governing  the  Consistory  rule  and  control 
in  the  Areopagus. 

No  Rose-Croix  Knight  should  attempt  to  enter  upon 
this  series,  unless  he  has  fully  made  up  his  mind  to 
calmly,  thoroughly,  and  with  the  best  of  his  intellect, 
study  to  fully  comprehend  its  teachings  and  follow  its 
revelations,  deductions,  and  analogies  to  a  complete 
issue,  for  otherwise  he  is  treading  upon  dangerous 
ground. 

With  the  Areopagus  ends  all  instruction  in  the  A.*. 
A.  \  Scottish  Rite ;  what  follows  is  practical,  and  ia 
intended  as  the  summing  up  of  all  Masonry. 

Let  the  Historical  and  Philosophical  degrees  of  the 
Areopagus  be  well  heeded. 

The  novitiate,  before  embarking  in  them,  should  be 
warned  to  take  due  heed  of  these  culminating  degrees 
of  Universal  Religion. 


RITUAL  HYMN 

DJ   THE 

GRECIAN  MYSTERIES. 

Thou  God  of  Heaven  and  Hell,  of  land  and  sea  ! 

"Whose  thunders  dread  the  Olympus  shake, 

And  whom  the  Genii  fear,  and  Demons  serve  ! 

The  Fates,  stern  and  unbending  for  all  else, 

Obey  thy  sovereign  will.     Of  all  that  live, 

Immortal  One,  Thou  art  the  sire. 

"When  wrathful  thou  dost  speak,  the  entire  world 

Doth  quake,  the  unchained  winds  in  fury  swell 

The  sea,  and  fearful  darkness  gathers  round 

The  earth,  and  fiery  storms  do  plow  the  vast 

Expanse  above  !    Yet  art  thou  wise  and  kind  ; 

That  mighty  law,  which  rules  the  stars,  comes  forth 

From  Thee  ;  and  aye  before  thy  golden  throne, 

Unwearied  stand  those  holy  ones  who  do 

Thy  will,  and  bear  thy  gifts  to  man.     The  bright 

And  glorious  spring,  adorned  with  brilliant  hues, 

And  crowned  with  new-born  flowers,  and  winter  swathed 

In  shining  bands  of  ice,  are,  by  thy  will 

Created.     All  do  come  from  Thee,— springs,  flowers, 

Summer's  joys,  and  autumn's  golden  fruit, — 

To  Thee,  and  Thee  alone,  we  owe  them  all. 

'388 


NINETEENTH  DEGKER 


<&xm&  Wmtifi. 


Gonfalon. 


ARGUMENT. 


Iw  entering  upon  a  new  series  or  division  of  the  degrees  of 
the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite,  we  are  still  in  pursuit  of  good, 
and  laboring  for  the  destruction  of  evil,— following  the  same  laws 
as  those  laid  down  in  the  two  preceding  degrees,  and  taking 
another  bold  step  toward  the  purification  of  our  own  souls,  and 
sowing,  for  others  to  reap  fruits  of  eternal  happiness. 

This  degree  is  founded  upon  certain  apocalyptic  mysteries  re- 
lating to  the  New  Jerusalem ;  it  rests  upon  the  three  character- 
istic virtues  taught  in  the  Eighteenth  degree,  and  proclaims  the 
Alpha  and  Omega. 


GRAND    PONTIFF; 

OR, 

SUBLIME  SCOTCH  MASON. 

THE  NINETEENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPT- 
ED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  FIRST  DEGREE  OF  THK 
HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL,   SERIES. 


APARTMENTS. 
The  apartments  are  two,  beside  the  Preparation  Room. 


THE  FIRST  APARTMENT 


is  styled  the  Chapter  Room,  and  is  hung  with  blue 
hangings,  sprinkled  with  stars  of  gold ;  it  is  lighted 
from  the  East  by  the  triple  interlaced  triangle,  with  the 
sun  in  the  centre,  in  full  blaze. 

Behind  the  curtain  that  conceals  the  platform  in  the 
East  should  be  a  fine  representation,  by  scenic  effect, 
of  the  New  Jerusalem — a  square  city,  suspended  in  the 
clouds,  and  represented  as  descending  from  the  heavens 
to  the  earth  by  slowly  unrolling  or  lowering  the  same. 
The  city  is  represented  surrounded  by  a  halo ;  it  has 
twelve  gates  of  pearl — three  on  each  side — and  at  each 
gate  an  angel,  with  a  name  written  on  his  crown,  which 
are  the  names  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the  children  of 


292        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Israel.  Through  the  city  flows  a  river,  on  either  side  of 
which  is  a  flourishing  tree,  bearing  twelve  fruits,  an- 
swering to  the  twelve  precious  stones  in  the  Grand  Pon- 
tiff's  breastplate. 

Under  this  movable  painting  is  a  representation  of 
the  city  of  Jerusalem  in  ruins ;  and  in  it  a  serpent,  with 
three  heads,  in  chains,  as  if  about  to  be  crushed  by  the 
descending  celestial  city. 

An  empty  salver  is  stationed  in  the  centre  of  the 
Chapter-room. 

THE    SECOND   APAKTMENT 

is  a  plain  dark  room,  with  a  portion  divided  off  by  a 
dropped  curtain ;  in  the  room,  a  single  chair. 


OFFICERS,  AND  THEIR  DECORATIONS. 

Thrice  Potent  (wearing  a  breastplate  with  twelve 
precious  stones). 

Warden. 

Orator. 

Senior  Deacon. 

Junior  Deacon. 

Master  of  Ceremonies. 

Captain  of  the  Guard. 

All  the  officers  and  Grand  Pontiffs  wear  long  white 
robes ;  as  also  a  fillet  of  sky-blue  satin  round  the  fore- 
head, having  twelve  golden  stars  embroidered  thereon. 

Order — A  broad  crimson  sash,  edged  with  white,  with 
twelve  silver  stars  on  the  front  of  the  same,  and  worn 
from  the  left  shoulder  to  the  right  hip. 

Jewel — A  golden  parallelogram,  with  the  Greek 
Alpha  on  one  side  and  the  Omega  on  the  other. 


GRAND    PONTIFF. 


293 


The  Grand  Pontiffs  style   each  other  "  Faithful"  of 
"  True  Brothers." 

Battery — •  •  •— •  •  •— •  ••—••• 

The  following  is  the  arrangement  of  the  Chapter  at 
the  commencement  of  a 


RECEPTION. 

The  Chapter-room  is  hung  in  black,  and  the  altars 
are  draped ;  all  the  brethren  are  robed  in  black ;  the 
sun  is  turned  to  blood. 


HYMN. 


Hand xu 


1 


E= 


.(S*-— 


4= 


m 


Truth  dawns  up  -  on 


the     hu 


EE=§£E»EEE£E£EtE^I 


Truth  dawns  up  -  on 


the  hu 


294 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 


soul, 


And        Er    -    ror     dis   -   ap   -   pears; 


m — »- 


soul, 


And     Er       ror     dis   -   ap    -    pears; 


■m± 


JZzzw 


No     Ion 


g:er    dark 


ness  hath 


g^lEJ^gEJg^felia 


No  longer  dark       -        ness  hath 


3U-    Ml: 


trol 


O'er  wea  -  ry,        lengthened      years. 


HE      g      ^^^yrfl: 

T 1 r 1 ^ 


trol 


O'er  wea  -  ry,        lengthened      years. 


No  longer  for  men's  sorrow  groan — 
Their  sin,  their  shame,  their  tears — 

But  still  and  stately  past  God's  throne 
March  onward — banish  fears. 

The  sun  is  radiant  in  the  sky, 

The  earth,  in  regal  state, 
Waits  but  the  "  Hallelujah"  cry 

That  opes  the  Holy  Gate ; 


GRAND   PONTIFF.  295 

And  ancient  time  waits  but  the  Light 

That  lifts  the  fearful  pall ; 
Then  sin  no  more  the  world  shall  blight, 

And  Good  shall  conquer  all. 


PRAYER 

T.\  P.'.  O  thou  dread,  eternal,  and  most  merciful 
Being,  who  alone  canst  aid  thy  servants  in  their 
mighty  task  of  battling  against  the  evils  of  this 
world,  in  expelling  ignorance  and  intolerance — hear 
our  prayer. 

Seven  Breili:.  Hear  our  prayer. 

T.\  P.'.  Thou  who  dost  ever  listen  to  the  breath- 
ing, burning  prayer  of  justice  and  of  truth,  guide 
thine  erring  children  in  the  paths  of  righteousness, 
and  teach  them  to  shun  all  injustice  and  superstition — 
oh !  hear  our  prayer. 

Seven  Breth.'.  Hear  our  prayer. 

T.\  P.'.  We  humbly  pray  thee,  that  thou  wilt  also- 
imbue  our  hearts  with  the  true  light,  that  dark  in- 
gratitude, indolence,  and  intemperance  may  find  no 
shelter  there  ;  that  the  hallowed  spirit  of  our  Maker 
may  hold  dominion  over  our  souls,  while  instructing 
others;  that  they  may  be  in  like  manner  imbued 
with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  may  successfully  struggle 
against  the  demons  of  darkness  and  perdition. 
Against  all  such,  Father  of  light  and  life,  hear  our 
prayer. 


296        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

Seven  Breth.'.  Hear  our  prayer. 

T.\  P.'.  Heavenly  Father,  in  the  earnestness  of 
our  prayer,  let  now  this  awful  embodiment  of  woe 
and  the  emblem  of  foul  evils  pass  from  us,  for  we 
know  without  prayer  we  cannot  drive  from  our  hearts 
those  demons  of  the  soul's  destruction. 

Change,  O  heavenly  Father,  change  the  spirit 
within  us !  Teach  us  what  is  good !  teach  us  thyself, 
and  may  we  understand !  Let  evil  give  place  to  good, 
as  we  now  pledge  our  vows  henceforth,  as  true  and 
devoted  Pontiffs,  to  devote  ourselves,  our  hearts  and 
hands,  to  the  cause  of  truth  and  justice  as  against 
all  the  evils  of  the  world.  In  this,  our  vow,  hear  our 
prayer. 

Seven  Breth.'.  Hear  our  prayer. 

T.\  P.'.  And  now,  unto  the  Great  Jehovah  be  all 
praise,  and  honor,  and  glory ;  and  may  we  all  say, 
Amen. 

Seven  Breth.'.  Amen. 


The  Chapter  is  now  arranged  with  the  blue  hangings 
»nd  stars  of  gold ;  the  sun  is  changed  to  its  bright  ap- 
pearance ;  and  the  curtain  in  the  East  is  drawn  aside, 
display ing  a  large  gold  cross  with  a  white  rose  upon  it, 
placed  on  a  prominence  on  the  staging. 


GRAND   PONTIFF. 


297 


HYMN. 


MEtTDBL880HK 


3E6 


-Jgil 


1 W- 


Un 


to 


God      all 


@g 


^t 


:g=^ 


praise    be       given, 


:^ 


i^pBai^H 


Sin  and    sorrow  forth  are  driven  ;  Celestial  good  -  ness 


-rzt 


-<s>- 


ZZ 


$^: 


■-t&- 


^2: 


3=F 


1 


^-f^ 


E^= 


-fS 


w 


^: 


^=e^ 


z2=^q 


fills  our  soul,    And  Truth  alone  our  hearts  con  -  troL       * 


Pontiffs,  clad  in  white  array, 

Seek  to  journey  in  thy  way  ; 
While  virtues  guide  their  erring  feet, 

And  mirrored  Truth  their  prayers  repeat. 


Life-giving  Cross  can  now  be  placed 
With  virtues,  knights  have  ever  graced, 

Within  the  East,  the  source  of  light, 
While  pseans  are  sung  by  angels  bright. 
13* 


298  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

PRAYER. 

0  Heavenly  Father,  source  of  all  intelligence  and 
goodness,  we  appear  before  thee  clothed  in  white 
garments,  symbolic  of  the  purity  of  our  hearts,  and 
of  that  beneficence  and  virtue  we  would  crave  from 
an  all-merciful  Providence — grant  our  prayer. 

0 nines.  Grant  our  prayer. 

T.'.  P.'.  Give  us  Faith,  that  we  shall  see  the  New 
Jerusalem,  that  we  may  receive  thy  commendation 
for  our  works,  and  join  in  singing  with  the  innumer- 
able throng  that  surrounds  thy  throne,  Holy,  holy, 
holy  is  the  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth ! 

Omnes.  Grant  our  prayer. 

T:.  P.'.  Give  us  Hope  for  the  salvation  of  the  soul, 
and  aid  us  in  the  struggle  for  the  perfection  of  our 
intelligence,  and  in  the  advancement  of  man  toward 
a  true  understanding  of  thy  will. 

Omnes.  Grant  our  prayer. 

T:.  P.'.  Fill  our  souls  with  the  love  of  God  and  of 
a  just  appreciation  of  our  fellow-man.  May  the  im- 
mensity of  thy  love,  and  thy  care  even  of  the  falling 
sparrow,  imbue  our  hearts  with  never-failing  Charity. 

Omnes.  Grant  our  prayer. 

T.'.  P.\  By  the  Mystic  Eose  and  Cross,  by  the 
power  of  thy  Word,  as  thou  art  the  Alpha  and 
Omega,  grant  us  wisdom  and  the  exercise  of  justice, 
and  fill  our  hearts  with  gratitude  to  our  Maker  for  all 
his  goodness  to  us. 

Omv£s.  Grant  our  prayer. 


GRAND   PONTIFF.  299 

»  *  ft  ft  ft 

INVESTITURE. 

This  Robe  of  white  linen  with  which  1  now  invest 
you  is  emblematical  of  that  equity  and  purity  which 
should  characterize  one  who  is  consecrated  to  the 
service  of  Truth ;  and  reminds  us  also  of  the  vesture 
of  the  one  hundred  forty  and  four  thousand  who  re- 
fused to  wear  the  mark  of  the  beast  on  their  fore- 
heads ;  for  it  is  so  written,  They  shall  walk  with  me 
in  white,  for  they  are  worthy ;  he  that  overcometh, 
the  same  shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment,  and  I 
will  not  blot  out  his  name  out  of  the  Book  of  Life, 
but  I  will  confess  his  name  before  my  Father  and 
before  his  angels. 

This  Cordon  of  crimson,  bordered  with  white, 
teaches  you  that  the  zeal  and  ardor  of  a  Knight  and 
Pontiff  ought  to  be  set  off  by  the  greatest  purity  of 
morals  and  perfect  charity  and  beneficence :  the 
twelve  stars  upon  it,  and  upon  the  fillet,  allude  to 
the  twelve  gates  of  the  new  city. 

This  Fillet  is  the  peculiar  emblem  of  your  Pontifi- 
cate ;  and  as  the  slightest  contact  with  earth  will  soil 
its  spotless  purity,  remember  that  so  the  least  indis- 
cretion will  soil  the  exalted  character  you  have  now 
voluntarily  assumed. 

Receive  this  Jewel,  and  let  the  letters  upon  it — the 
first  and  last  of  the  Greek  and  Hebrew  alphabets — 
remind  you  of  him  who  was  from  the  beginning,  and 
ever  shall  be — the  Alpha  and  the  Omega,  the  First 


300  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    KITE. 

and  the  Last — on  whose  promises  we  rely  with  per- 
fect confidence  ;  in  whose  mercy  and  goodness  we 
implicitly  trust,  and  for  the  fulfilment  of  whose  wise 
purposes  we  are  content  to  wait. 


LECTURE. 

0.  My  brother,  the  true  Mason  labors  for  the 
benefit  of  those  who  come  after  him,  as  well  as  for 
the  advancement  and  improvement  of  his  race. 
.That  is  a  poor  ambition  which  contains  itself  within 
the  limits  of  a  single  life.  All  men  who  deserve  to 
live  desire  to  survive  their  funerals,  and  to  live  after- 
ward in  the  good  that  they  have  done  mankind, 
rather  than  in  the  marble  of  men's  memories.  Most 
men  desire  to  leave  some  work  behind  them  that 
may  outlast  their  own  day  and  generation  :  that  is 
an  instinctive  impulse  given  by  God,  and  is  often 
found  in  the  rudest  human  heart — the  surest  proof 
of  the  soul's  immortality  and  of  the  fundamental  dif- 
ference between  men  and  the  wisest  brutes.  To  plant 
the  tree  that,  after  we  are  dead,  shall  shelter  our 
children,  is  as  natural  as  to  love  the  shade  of  those 
our  fathers  planted.  The  rudest  unlettered  husband- 
man, painfully  conscious  of  his  own  inferiority,  will 
toil  and  stint  himself,  to  be  enabled  to  educate 
his  ohild,  that  he  may  walk  in  a  higher  sphere  of 
usefulness  in  this  world. 


GEAND    PONTIFF.  301 

We  build  slowly  and  destroy  swiftly.  Our  ancient 
brethren  who  built  the  temples  at  Jerusalem,  with 
myriad  blows  felled,  hewed,  and  squared  the  cedars, 
and  quarried  the  stones,  and  carved  the  intricate 
ornaments  which  were  to  compose  the  temple :  by 
stone  after  stone,  with  the  combined  efforts  and  long 
toil  of  Apprentices,  Fellow  Crafts,  and  Masters,  the 
walls  arose ;  slowly  the  roof  was  framed  and  fash- 
ioned ;  and  many  years  elapsed  before  at  length  the 
building  stood  finished,  all  fit  and  ready  for  the  wor- 
ship of  God,  gorgeous  in  the  sunny  splendors  of 
Palestine.  So  they  were  built.  A  single  motion  of 
the  arm  of  a  rude,  barbarous  Assyrian,  or  drunken 
Roman  or  legionary  Goth  of  Titus,  moved  by  a  sense- 
less impulse  of  the  brutal  will,  flung  in  the  blazing 
brand ;  and  with  no  further  human  agency,  a  few 
short  hours  sufficed  to  consume  and  melt  the  temple 
to  a  smoking  mass  of  black  and  unsightly  ruin. 

Be  patient,  therefore,  my  brother,  and  wait.  The 
issues  are  with  God,  to  do  if  right  belongs  to  us. 

Therefore  faint  not,  my  brother,  nor  be  weary  in 
well-doing  ;  be  not  discouraged  at  men's  apathy,  nor 
disgusted  with  their  follies,  nor  tired  of  their  indif- 
ference. Care  not  for  returns  and  results,  but  see 
only  what  there  is  to  do,  and  do  it,  leaving  the  result 
to  God. 

Sworn  Knight  of  Justice,  Truth,  and  Tolerance — 
good  Knight  and  true — Grand  Pontiff— be  patient, 
and  work. 

The  hour  is  accomplished. 


Transmutation  from  Gnostic  Talisman  to  Masonic  Symbols. 

"Fkeemasosrt  is  a  moral  order,  instituted  by  virtuous  men 
with  the  praiseworthy  design  of  recalling  to  our  remembrance 
the  most  sublime  truths  in  the  midst  of  the  most  innocent 
and  social  pleasures,  founded  on  liberality,  brotherly  love,  and 
charity." — Arnold's  Dutch  Dictionary. 


"  With  the  exception  of  Christianity,  I  know  of  no  other  insti- 
tution in  which  benevolence  so  pure,  and  philanthropy  so  disin- 
terested, are  taught  in  obedience  to  the  command  of  God ;  nor 
where,  but  in  the  gospel,  the  social  and  moral  duties  are  enforced 
by  such  awful  sanctions  as  in  the  Lodges  of  the  brotherhood." 

Rit.  Db.  Dalcho. 


TWENTIETH  DEGREE. 


u 


t$. 


A  R  G  U  M  ENT. 

The  duties,  powers  and  privileges  of  a  Master  in  opening  and 
closing  a  Lodge  and  conducting  the  work  are  herein  defined. 
The  right  of  supervision  over  subordinates,  the  personal  repre- 
sentation of  specific  virtues,  the  definition  of  titles,  etc.,  are  also 
herein  designated  ;  and  the  true  position  and  relationship  of  the 
officers  to  each  other  are  given. 

Further,  that  the.  right  to  govern  in  a  Lodge  is  not  only  that  ac- 
quired by  a  formal  selection  through  the  suffrages  of  the  brethren, 
and  a  subsequent  installation,  but  by  the  power  of  Masonic  intel- 
ligence attained  through  patient  labor  and  the  study  of  Masonic 
law,  and  of  the  true  understanding  and  ability  to  teach  the  tenets, 
doctrines,  and  symbolic  legends  of  the  Order.  Exemplification 
is  given  in  brief,  but  much  important  instruction  of  the  true 
manner  of  conferring  degrees  in  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish Kite  is  impressed  upon  the  candidate  ;  and  he  is  charged,  as 
a  Master  of  all  Symbolic  Lodges,  to  preserve  Masonry  in  its  primi- 
tive purity. 


304 


GRAND  MASTER  OF  ALL  SYMBOLIC  LODGES; 

OR, 

MASTEK  AD  VITAM. 

rHK  TWENTIETH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC 
CEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  SECOND  DEGREE 
OP   THE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL    SERIE8. 


THE  APARTMENT,  AND  ITS  DECORATIONS. 

But  one  apartment  is  needed,  and  the  assembly  is 
styled  a  Lodge ;  the  hangings  are  blue  and  gold.  In 
the  East  is  a  throne,  ascended  by  nine  steps,  and  is  sur- 
mounted by  a  canopy.  Over  the  East,  lighting  the 
Lodge,  is  a  glory  surrounding  a  triangle,  in  the  centre 
of  which  are  the  words  "  Fiat  lux."  In  the  centre  of 
the  room  is  the  triangular  altar,  on  which  rest  a  Bible, 
Square,  Compass,  Sword,  and  Mallet.  The  altar  has 
three  columns  about  it,  forming  a  triangle,  on  which 
are  these  words :  on  that  in  the  East,  "  Truth  ;"  on 
that  in  the  West,  "  Justice  ;"  on  that  in  the  South, 
"  Toleration." 

The  rough  and  smooth  ashlars  and  working-tools  of  a 
Symbolic  Lodge  are  disposed  about  the  apartment. 
The  Lodge  is  lighted  by  nine  lights  of  yellow  war,  in  a 
candlestick  with  nine  branches,  placed  between  the  altar 


:;o<; 


BOOK  OF  'III  i:  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 


and  the  Smith;  the  lights  arc  arranged  in  three  trian- 
gles, one  within  the  other. 

OFFICERS,  ETC. 

Venerable  Grand  Master  is  stationed  in  the  East. 
Senior  Warden-  "  "       West. 

Junior  Warden  "  "       South. 

Orator  «  "      North. 

rreasurer  is  stationed  as  in  a  Symbolic  Lodge. 
Secretary 
Senior  Deacon 

Junior  Deacon         "  "  " 

Hospitaller  is  stationed  to  the  left  of  Senior  Warden. 
A  Lodge  cannot  be  opened  with  less  than  nine  mem- 
bers. 

The  brethren  are  sometimes  termed  Grand  Masters. 


Apron — Yellow,  bordered  and  lined  with  blue;  in 
the  centre  of  the  area  are  three  equilateral  triangles, 
one  within  the  other,  with  the  initial  letters  of  the  nine 
great  lights  in  the  corners,  arranged  as  follows :  At  the 
apex  of  the  outer  triangle,  the  letter  C;  at  the  right- 
hand  corner  above,  G;  at  the  left-hand  corner,  A";  at 


GRAND   MASTER  OF   SYMBOLIC  LODGES.  307 

the  apex  of  the  middle  triangle,  H ;  and  at  the  right 
and  left  hand  corners,  P  and  H ;  at  the  apex  of  the 
inner  triangle,  the  letter  T,  and  at  the  right  and  left 
hand  corners,  T  and  J.  In  the  centre  of  the  inner  tri- 
angle is  the  Tetragrammaton,  and  across  it,  from  below 
upward,  the  words  "  Fiat  lux.'''' 

Cordon — A  broad  sash  of  yellow  and  blue,  passing 
from  the  left  shoulder  to  the  right  hip. 

Jewel — Of  gold ;  upon  it  the  triangles,  letters,  and 
words,  as  upon  the  area  of  the  Apron. 

Battery — •  •  —  •. 


KECEPTION. 


INVESTITURE. 


The  Apron,  my  brother,  with  which  I  now  invest 
you,  is  triangular  in  shape,  as  indeed  are  all  the 
aprons  used  in  this  Order.  It  is  unnecessary  to 
state  to  you  that  its  form  relates  to  the  fourth  great 
light,  which  reminds  us  of  the  Deity  and  his  attri- 
butes; the  yellow  relates  to  the  superiority  of  the 
grade,  while  the  blue  border  and  lining  is  the  emblem 
of  Truth,  which  encompasses  it ;  the  triple  triangle 
on  the  area  exhibits  the  threefold  power  of  God, 
and  then-  angles  the  nine  great  lights,  with  the  initial 
letter  of  each  in  the  respective  corners ;  the  Tetra- 
grammaton, crossed  by  the  words,  "  Fiat  lux"  in  the 
centre  of  the  triangle,  needs  no  explanation. 


308  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND  A.   RITE. 

The  Cordon  is  yellow  and  blue,  for  reasons  already 
set  forth  in  describing  the  apron. 

The  Jewel,  also,  is  described  by  the  representation 
on  the  area  of  the  apron. 


I  now  present  you  with  this  Gavel,  as  a  symbol  of 
a  Grand  Master  of  all  Symbolic  Lodges  of  our  Or- 
der: remembering  you  are  a  Master  Ad  Vitam,  or 
for  life — that  is,  during  your  mortal  existence  and 
your  correct  Masonic  deportment  in  life — you  are 
entitled  to  assume  the  gavel  in  all  Symbolic  Lodges 
of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Eite,  providing  there 
are  none  present  superior  to  you  in  rank  ;  but  never 
fail  to  keep  in  mind  the  three  requisites  of  a  Master 
—Toleration,  Justice,  and  Truth.  As  the  presiding 
officer  of  a  Lodge,  it  wall  be  your  particular  duty  to 
dispense  light  and  knowledge  to  the  brethren.  That 
duty  is  not  performed — nor  is  that  which  the  old 
charges  require,  that,  at  opening  and  closing,  the 
Master  shall  give,  or  cause  to  be  given  a  lecture,  or 
part  of  a  lecture,  for  the  instruction  of  the  brethren 
— by  asking  and  receiving  the  answers  to  three  or 
four  merely  formal  and  trivial  questions.  On  the 
contrary,  that  duty  is  far  higher  and  more  impor- 
tant ;  and  it  behooves  the  Master  to  be  prepared  to 
perform  it.  Nor  should  any  one  accept  the  office  of 
Master,  until,  by  acquaintance  and  familiarity  with 
the  history,  morals,  and  philosophy  of  Masonry,  he 
is  fitted  to  enlighten  and  instruct  his  brethren.   That 


GRAND   MASTER   OF  SYMBOLIC  LODGES.  309 

you  may  ever  remember  that  duty,  you  will  now,  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  Senior  "Warden,  proceed 
symbolically  to  perform  it,  by  restoring  to  us  the 
splendor  of  our  nine  great  lights  in  Masonry. 


LECTURE. 

The  true  Mason,  my  brother,  is  a  practical  philos- 
opher, who,  under  religious  emblems,  in  all  ages 
adopted  by  wisdom,  builds,  upon  plans  traced  by 
nature  and  reason,  the  moral  edifice  of  knowledge. 
Masonry  and  Philosophy,  without  being  one  and  the 
same  thing,  have  the  same  object,  and  propose  to 
themselves  the  same  end — the  worship  of  the  Great 
Architect  of  the  Universe. 

As  Grand  Master  of  all  Symbolic  Lodges,  it  is 
your  especial  duty  to  aid  in  restoring  Masonry  to  its 
primitive  purity. 

Tou  have  become  an  instructor.  Masonry  long 
wandered  in  error.  Instead  of  improving,  it  degen- 
erated from  its  primitive  simplicity.  Less  than  two 
hundred  years  ago  its  organization  was  simple  and 
altogether  moral ;  its  emblems,  allegories,  and  cere- 
monies easy  to  be  understood. 

***** 

Innovators  and  inventors  overturned  that  primitive 
simplicity.  Ignorance  engaged  in  the  work  of  ma- 
king degrees,  and  trifles,  and  gewgaws,  and  pretend- 
ed mysteries,  absurd  or  hideous,  usurped  the  place 
of  Masonic  truth      Oaths,  out  of  all  proportion  with 


310  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

theix  object,  shocked  the  candidate,  and  then  became 
ridiculous,  and  were  wholly  disregarded.  Acolytes 
were  exposed  to  tests,  and  compelled  to  perform  acts, 
which,  if  real,  would  have  been  abominable,  but 
being  mere  chimeras,  were  preposterous,  and  excited 
contempt.  Eight  hundred  degrees  of  one  kind  and 
another  were  invented.  Infidelity,  Hermeticism, 
Jesuitry,  were  taught  under  the  mask  of  Masonry. 
The  rituals  of  the  regular  Orders,  copied  and  imita- 
ted by  ignorant  men,  became  nonsensical  and  trivial. 
Candidates  were  made  to  degrade  themselves,  and  to 
submit  to  insults  not  tolerable  to  a  man  of  spirit 
and  honor.  It  has  even  been  seriously  questioned 
whether,  notwithstanding  the  beautiful  order  and  sys- 
tematic arrangement  of  the  degrees  in  the  Ancient 
and  Accepted  rite — free  as  they  are  from  all  incon- 
gruities, and  perfect  as  the  lessons  are  in  the  teach- 
ings of  the  various  virtues — the  number  might  not 
advantageously  have  been  reduced,  and  thus  Masonry 
nave  been  simplified. 

In  the  heterogeneous  mass  of  over  eight  hundred 
degrees  called  Masonry,  was  found  Judaism  and  chiv- 
alry, superstition  and  philosophy,  philanthropy  and 
insane  hatred,  a  pure  morality  and  unjust  and  illegal 
revenge,  strongly  mated,  and  standing  hand  in  hand 
within  the  temples  of  peace  and  concord;  and  the 
whole  system  was  one  grotesque  commingling  of  in- 
congruous things  and  fine  conceptions,  overlaid  and 
disfigured  by  absurdities  engendered  by  ignorance, 
fanaticism,  and  senseless  mysticism. 


GRAND   MASTER  OF   SYMBOLIC   LODGES.  311 

And  empty  aud  sterile  pomp,  with  lofty  titles  arbi- 
trarily assumed,  and  to  which  the  inventors  had  not 
condescended  to  attach  any  explanation  that  should 
acquit  them  of  the  folly  of  assuming  temporal  rank, 
power,  and  titles  of  nobility,  made  the  world  laugh 
and  the  initiate  feel  ashamed. 

Some  titles  we  retain ;  but  they  have  with  us 
meanings  entirely  consistent  with  the  spirit  of  equal- 
ity which  is  the  foundation  and  peremptory  law  of 
its  being — of  all  Masonry.  The  Knight,  with  us,  is 
he  who  devotes  his  hand,  his  heart,  his  brain  to  the 
science  of  Masonry,  and  professes  himself  the  sworn 
soldier  of  Truth.  The  Prince  is  he  who  aims  to  be 
chief  (prifweps) — first  or  leader — among  his  equals, 
in  virtue  and  good  deeds.  The  Sovereign  is  he  who, 
one  of  an  order  whose  members  are  all  sovereigns, 
is  supreme  only  because  the  law  and  constitutions 
are  so  which  he  administers,  and  by  which  he,  like 
every  brother,  is  governed.  The  titles,  Puissant, 
Potent,  Wise,  and  Venerable,  indicate  that  power  of 
virtue,  intelligence,  and  wisdom,  which  those  ought  to 
strive  to  attain  who  are  placed  in  high  office  by  the 
suffrages  of  their  brethren ;  and  all  our  other  titles 
and  designations  have  an  esoteric  meaning,  consist- 
ent with  modesty  and  equality,  and  which  those  who 
receive  them  should  fully  understand. 

As  Master  of  a  Lodge,  it  is  your  duty  to  instruct 
your  brethren  that  the  degrees  are  all  so  many  con- 
stant lessons,  teaching  the  lofty  qualifications  which 
are  required  of  those  who  claim  them,  and  not  merely 


312        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  BITE. 

idle  gewgaws,  worn  in  ridiculous  imitation  of  the 
times  when  the  nobles  and  priests  were  masters,  and 
the  people  slaves  ;  and  that  in  all  true  Masonry,  the 
Knight,  the  Pontiff,  the  Prince,  and  the  Sovereign 
are  but  the  first  among  their  equals ;  and  the  Cor- 
don, the  Clothing,  and  the  Jewel,  but  symbols  and 
emblems  of  the  virtues  required  of  all  good  Masons. 
As  Master  of  a  Lodge,  you  will  be  exceedingly 
careful  that  no  candidate,  in  any  degree,  be  required 
to  submit  to  any  degradation  whatever,  as  has  been 
too  much  the  custom  in  some  of  the  degrees ;  and 
take  it  as  a  certain  and  inflexible  ride,  to  which  there 
is  no  exception,  that  Masonry  requires  of  no  man 
anything  to  which  a  knight  and  gentleman  cannot 
honorably,  and  without  feeling  outraged  or  humili- 
ated, submit. 

The  degrees  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite 
form  a  connected  system  of  moral,  religious,  and 
philosophical  instruction :  sectarian  of  no  creed,  it 
has  been  deemed  not  improper  to  use  the  old  alle- 
gories based  on  occurrences  detailed  in  the  Hebrew 
and  Christian  books,  and  drawn  from  the  ancient 
mysteries  of  Egypt,  Persia,  Greece,  India,  the  Dru- 
ids, and  the  Essenes,  as  vehicles  to  communicate  the 
great  Masonic  truths — as  it  has  used  the  legends  of 
the  Crusades  and  the  ceremonies  of  the  order  of 
knighthood. 

The  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite  of  Masonry  has 
now  become,  what  Masonry  at  first  was  meant  to  be 
— a  teacher  of  great  truths,  inspired  by  an  upright 


GRAND    MASTER   OF    SYMBOLIC   DODGES.  313 

and  enlightened  reason,  a  firm  and  constant  wisdom, 
and  an  affectionate  and  liberal  philanthropy. 

We  teach  the  truth  of  none  of  the  legends  we 
recite.  They  are  to  us  but  parables  and  allegories, 
involving  and  enveloping  Masonic  instruction,  and 
vehicles  of  useful  and  interesting  information.  They 
teach  us  wisdom,  and  the  folly  of  endeavoring  to 
explain  to  ourselves  that  which  we  are  not  capable 
of  understanding :  we  reproduce  the  speculations  of 
the  Philosophers,  the  Kabbalists,  the  Mystagogues, 
and  the  Gnostics.  Every  one  being  at  liberty  to 
apply  our  symbols  and  emblems  as  he  thinks  most 
consistent  with  truth  and  reason,  and  with  his  own 
faith,  we  give  them  such  an  interpretation  only  as 
may  be  accepted  by  all.  Our  degrees  may  be  con- 
ferred in  France  or  Turkey;  at  Pekin,  Ispahan, 
Rome,  or  Geneva ;  upon  the  subject  of  an  absolute 
government  or  the  citizen  of  a  free  State ;  upon  sec- 
tarian or  theist.  To  honor  the  Deity,  to  regard  all 
men  as  our  brethren  and  equally  beloved  by  the 
Supreme  Creator  of  the  universe,  and  to  make  him- 
self useful  to  society  and  himself  by  his  labor,  are  its 
teachings  to  its  initiate  in  all  the  degrees. 

14 


"  Oh  1  that  Temple  of  God,  from  the  House  of  the  Past, 

Shineth  down  o'er  the  centuried  years; 
And  my  heart,  through  the  veil  of  the  mysteries  vast, 

The  voice  of  King  Solomon  hears, 
Asking  me,  with  the  sign  of  a  Master — 

Why  my  soul  no  Temple  rears  1 
With  the  Three  Great  Lights  ever  shining  above, 

And  the  tools  of  my  craft  at  hand- 
Why  I  build  no  fabric  of  prayerful  love, 

With  the  arch  of  a  lifetime  spann'd ; 
And  the  wings  of  embracing  cherubs, 

Overbrooding  its  altars  grand ! 

•*  Oh  1  the  House  of  the  Lord  that  Our  Lives  might  raise. 

How  it  gleams  from  our  fair  Youth-time: 
How  its  manifold  arches  and  architraves  blaze 

Through  the  wilderness  dust  of  our  Prime- 
Yet  our  years,  when  they  moulder  to  ashes, 

Behold  but  its  wrecks  sublime  1 
For  the  House  that  we  build  in  a  lifetime's  length, 

From  the  midst  of  our  worldly  din, 
Hath  no  Jachin  and  Boaz,  established  in  strength. 

And  no  Holy  of  Holies  within ; 
And  we  bear  up  no  Ark  of  the  Covenant, 

From  out  of  our  Desert  of  Zin. 


"  Dh  1  the  Cedars  of  Lebanon  grow  at  our  door, 
And  the  quarry  is  sunk  at  our  gate; 
And  the  ships  out  of  Ophir,  with  golden  ore, 

For  our  summoning  mandate  wait ; 
And  the  Word  of  a  Master  Mason 

May  the  House  of  our  Soul  create  1 
While  the  Day  hath  light  let  the  light  be  used. 

For  no  man  shall  the  Night  control  I 
'Or  ever  the  silver  cord  be  loosed, 
'  Or  broken  the  golden  bowl,' 
May  we  build  King  Solomon's  Temple 
In  the  true  Masonic  Soul  I" 


TWENTY-FIRST  DEGREE. 


-fliirfiHt,  n  fnwian  pfniflht. 


ARGUMENT. 

Whosoever  hath  been  wronged  by  the  great,  or  op\  ressed  by 
the  powerful ;  whosoever  hath  been  unjustly  accused,  or  his  house- 
hold outraged ;  whosoever  hath  fallen  into  the  hands  of  corrupt 
judges;  whosoever  hath  suffered  by  bribery  or  extortion;  let 
him  come  freely  forward  and  prefer  his  complaint,  and  right 
shall  be  done  him  by  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Prussian  Knights, 
from  whose  judgment  there  is  no  appeal ; — coming  from  the 
North  and  the  South,  the  East  and  the  West,  to  hear  the  com- 
plaints of  the  oppressed,  judge  the  guilty,  and  teach  men  how  to 
be  free. 

As  Knight  and  Mason,  it  is  our  bounden  duty  to  shield  and 
protect  the  innocent,  as  it  is  to  assist  the  distressed ;  and  that, 
while  rendering  justice,  we  remember  our  vows,  believing  all 
guiltless  until  convicted ;  and  yet,  while  it  is  the  obligation  that 
formally  makes  a  Mason,  a  violation  of  that  vow  by  an  overt 
guilty  or  wilful  act  dissolves  the  knot  of  our  alliance,  and,  with- 
out the  form  of  trial,  we  cease  to  be  of  the  Brotherhood. 

Whatever  be  our  rank,  if  we  wilfully  err,  we  have  no  claims 
upon  a  brother  or  the  Order,  either  in  sustaining  us  in  that  error 
—whatever  may  be  its  advantages— or  in  relieving  us  from  its 
consequences. 


NOACIIITE,  OR  PRUSSIAN  KNIGHT. 

THE  TWENTY-FIRST  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  OF 
THE    HISTORICAL   AND   PHILOSOPHICAL   SERIES. 


THE  CHAPTER— ITS  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

Bodies  of  this  degree  are  styled  Grand  Chapters. 

A  Grand  Chapter  must  be  held  in  a  retired  place,  on 
the  night  of  the  full  moon,  in  each  lunar  month.  The 
place  is  lighted  by  a  large  window  or  opening,  so  ar- 
ranged as  to  admit  the  rays  of  the  moon,  the  only  light 
allowed,  at  as  early  an  hour  of  the  night  as  practicable. 

The  presiding  officer  sits  facing  the  moonlight.  He  is 
styled  "Lieutenant  Commander."  The  Commander  is 
unknown  to  the  members.  The  other  officers  are — the 
Warden  of  the  North,  the  Warden  of  the  South,  the 
Orator,  styled  "Knight  of  Eloquence,"  the  Secretary,- 
styled  "  Knight  of  the  Chancery,"  the  Treasurer,  styled 
"  Knight  of  the  Finances,"  the  Mastei  of  Ceremonies, 
the  Warder,  who  acts  as  Captain  of  the  Guards,  and  the 
Standard  Bearer,  who  stands  at  the  right  hand  of  the 
Lieutenant  Commander.  The  Knights  are  styled 
"Prussian  Knicht-Masons." 


318 


BOOK    OF    THE     \.    AND     \.    RITE. 


The  dress   is  entirely   Mack,  except   (lie  gloves  and 
apron  :  with  sword  and  spurs. 


The  order  is  a  broad  black  ribbon,  worn  from  right  to 
and  the  jewel  is  a  gulden  triangle  traversed  by  a» 
arrow,  point  downward,  suspended  from  the  collar.  On 
the  jewel  is  an  arm  upraised,  holding  a  naked  sword, 
and  around  it  the  motto,  "Fiat  Justitia,  Rtjat  Coe- 
i.i'm."     The  apron   and  gloves  are  yellow. 

On  the  upper  part  of  I  he  apron  is  an  arm.  naked  and 
upraised,  holding  a  naked  sword  ;  and  under  it  a  human 
figure,  erect,  with  wings,  the  forefinger  of  his  right 
hand  on  his  lips,  and  the  other  arm  hanging  by  his 
side,  holding  a  key  in  the  left  hand — being  the  Egyp- 
tian  figure  of  Sileni  e. 

The  blazonry  of  this  degree  is:  1st.  Azure,  a  moon 
argent,  surrounded  with  siars  or;  2d.  Sable,  an 
equilateral  triangle  traversed  by  an  arrow  or. 

The  statutes  of  the   Order   forbid   holding  a  Table' 

Lodge. 

Batterv— *  *  * 


NOACHTTE.  318 


EEOEPTIOH. 


Dost  thou  agree  and  promise  that  thou  wilt  be 
just  and  righteous,  and  in  all  things  strive  to  emu- 
late that  Patriarch  from  whom  we  take  the  name  of 
Noachites ;  who,  alone  with  his  family,  was  found 
worthy  to  be  saved,  when  God  destroyed  mankind 
with  the  Deluge  ? 

Dost  thou  promise  that  thou  wilt  be  neither 
haughty  nor  vain-glorious ;  nor  obsequious  to  the 
great,  nor  insolent  to  thy  inferiors  ? 

Dost  thou  promise  that  thou  wilt  be  humble  and 
contrite  before  the  Deity ;  and  ever  bear  in  mind 
the  fate  of  Phaleg  and  his  followers,  who  endeavored 
to  build  a  tower  whereby  they  might  climb  beyond 
the  reach  of  another  Deluge,  and  defy  the  omnipo- 
tence of  God? 

Dost  thou  promise,  as  a  member  of  this  Tribunal, 
to  give  righteous  judgment  only,  against  all  persons 
whomsoever ;  to  be  impartial  between  the  high  and 
the  low ;  to  be  cautious  and  slow  to  determine, 
and  prompt  to  execute ;  to  smite  the  oppressor  and 
the  wrong-doer,  and  protect  the  widow,  the  orphan, 
the  poor,  and  the  helpless ;  to  be  swayed  neither  by 
bribe  nor  fear,  nor  favor  nor  affection ;  and  still  to 
temper  justice  with  mercy,  remembering  that  there 
is  no  man  who  doth  not  err  and  sin  ? 


320  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.   RITE 

HISTORY. 

The  Knights  of  this  Order  originally  united  them- 
selves together  in  the  times  of  the  Crusades ;  when, 
in  consequence  of  the  general  disorder  that  prevailed 
all  over  Europe,  and  the  multitude  of  estates  and 
titles  left  to  be  disputed,  wrong  and  violence  went 
unrebuked,  and  became  superior  to  the  law.     Com- 
posed at  first  of  a  few  Masons,  who  had  learned  the 
rules  of  justice  from  the  teachings  of  the  Order,  they 
exerted  only  a  moral  influence,  owing  to  the  purity 
of  their  lives  and  the  justice  of  then  opinions.    They 
called  themselves  Noachite  Masons;   because  they 
strove  to  imitate  the  primeval  justice  and  purity  of 
the  beloved  Patriarch.      Finding  that   where   their 
influence  was  most  needed,  mere  advice  and  exhor- 
tation, addressed  to  the  rude  Barons  and  haughty 
rapacious  priesthood,  had  no  effect,  they  assumed 
the  power  to  enforce  performance  of  their  judgments ; 
and  through  the  common  people  and  a  multitude  of 
the  poorer  Knights  who  had  found  the  benefit  of 
then  protection,  and  who  revered  then  justice,  they 
found  a  ready  means  of  compelling  obedience  and 
inflicting  punishment.      Then  number  was  limited, 
and  their  persons  unknown.     They  met  always  at 
night,  when  the  moon  was  full ;  and  the  more  per- 
fectly to  remain  unknown,  allowed  no  light  but  hers. 
Lest  their  own  members  should  become  haughty 
and  vain-glorious  on  account  of  the  mysterious  power 
they  possessed,  they  inculcated  humility,  and  inces« 


N0ACH1TE.  321 

santly  reminded  each  other  of  that  haughtiness  and 
pride  which  led  the  descendants  of  Noah  to  erect  the 
Tower  of  Babel ;  and  of  the  miseries  of  Phaleg,  who 
suggested  the  idea  of  its  building,  and  who  therefor 
condemned  himself  to  a  rigorous  penitence,  and 
buried  himself  in  the  vast  solitudes  of  Northern  Ger- 
many, in  what  is  now  the  kingdom  of  Prussia,  where 
he  is  said  to  have  builded  a  temple  in  the  shape  of  a 
Delta,  and  therein  to  have  passed  his  life,  imploring 
the  mercy  of  God. 

The  Order,  in  several  parts  of  Germany,  was  pop- 
ularly known  as  the  Holy  Vehme,  and  even  kings 
trembled  at  its  judgments.  It  continued  to  exercise 
its  vast  powers  until  law  and  civilization  rendered 
them  no  longer  necessary ;  but  the  Order  still  con- 
tinued to  exist,  deciding  Masonic  controversies  only 
and  inflicting  no  other  than  Masonic  punishments. 
As  it  continued  more  particularly  to  flourish  in 
Prussia,  the  members  took  the  name  of  Prussian 
Knights. 

The  Chapters  of  this  degree  are  no  longer  tri- 
bunals to  try  and  punish  for  offences  committed 
without  the  limits  of  Masonry.  They  claim  no  juris- 
diction except  between  then*  own  members,  and  ex- 
ercise none  between  those  of  the  inferior  degrees, 
except  by  their  consent.  And  in  all  their  judgments 
it  is  their  rule  and  duty  to  judge  of  other  men's  mo- 
tives and  actions  by  the  same  rules  by  which  they 
judge  their  own ;  to  believe  others  equally  as  honest 
in  their  views  as  themselves ;    and  to  find  for  the 


322  BOOK    OF   TIIE    A.    AND    A.    RITE. 

conduct  of  others  the  same  excuses  that  they  find 
for  their  own ;  for  this  alone  is  justice.  And  they 
prove  their  humility  by  their  tolerance ;  which  causes 
them  to  believe  that  their  opinions  are  as  likely  to 
be  erroneous  as  the  opinions  of  others  to  the  con- 
trary, and  that  the  Deity  alone  knows  what  is  truth. 
They  meet  only  on  the  nights  of  the  full  moon, 
and  alloAv  no  other  light  than  hers,  because  such  was 
the  ancient  custom  of  the  Order,  derived  from  the 
mysteries  of  Ceres  and  the  old  worship  of  Isis.  In 
the  heavenly  host  they  admire  the  work  of  the  Su- 
preme Creator,  and  the  universal  laws  of  harmony 
and  motion — the  first  two  laws  that  emanated  from 
God. 


TWENTY-SECOND  DEGREE. 


wight  $t  ilu  <HUiut  %xt. 


ARGUMENT. 

The  object  held  in  view  in  the  degree  of  Knight  of  the  Royal 
Axe,  is  to  teach  all  men  that  labor  is  honorable,  and  that  we 
should  strive  to  improve  the  condition  of  the  toiling  millions. 
"We  are  all  workmen  in  our  several  vocations,  whether  in  actual 
labor,  preparing  plans  for  the  laborers,  or  studying  the  calcula- 
tions of  Philosophy,  the  advancement  of  civilization  and  know- 
ledge, the  destruction  of  ignorance  and  barbarism. 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  ROYAL  AXE; 


PRINCE   OF  LIBANUS. 

THE  TWENTY-SECOND  GEADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AO 
CEPTED  SCOTTISH  KITE,  AND  THE  FOURTH  DEGREE  0» 
THE    HISTORICAL   AND   PHILOSOPHICAL   SERIES. 


LODGES,  OFFICERS,  DECORATIONS,  ETC 

Bodies  of  this  degree  are  styled  Colleges.  There  are 
two  apartments.  The  first  is  a  plain  room,  of  moder- 
ate dimensions,  without  any  fixed  number  of  lights,  and 
prepared  to  represent  a  workshop  on  Mount  Lebanon. 
The  second  is  hung  with  red,  and  lighted  by  36  lights, 
arranged  by  sixes,  and  each  six  by  twos.  It  represents 
the  Council-room  of  the  Round  Table.  In  the  centre  of 
the  room  is  such  a  table,  around  which  the  brethren  sit. 
The  altar  is  in  the  East,  and  upon  it  are  an  open  Bible, 
the  square  and  Compasses,  and  an  Axe. 

The  officers  are  a  Chief  Prince,  who  is  styled  "  Thrice 
Puissant,"  a  Senior  and  a  Junior  Grand  Warden,  a 
Master  of  Ceremonies,  and  Captain  of  the  Guard. 

The  order  is  a  broad,  rainbow-colored  ribbon,  worn  as 
a  collar.  It  may  be  worn  as  a  sash,  from  right  to  left, 
and  is  lined  with  purple.  The  jewel,  suspended  to  the 
collar,  is  an  axe  and  handle  of  gold.     On  the  top  or  end 


326 


BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    BITE. 


of  the  handle  are  the  letters  J  and  £7;  on  one  side  of 
the  handle,  *?,  and  on  the  other  *f;  on  one  side  of 
the  blade  X  D  1  T  J  and  ^ ;  and  on  the 
other,      P      n      •>      D      N      D- 


The  letters  on  the  top  are  the  initials  of  the  names 
of  Noah  and  Solomon ;  those  on  the  handle,  of  Libanus 
and  Tsidun ;  those  on  one  side  of  the  blade,  of 
Adoniram,  Cyrus,  Darius,  Zerubbabel,  Nehemiah,  and 
Ezra;  and  those  on  the  other  side,  of  Shem,  Kham, 
Yapheth,  Moses,  Ahaliab,  and  Betselal. 

The  apron  is  white,  lined  and  bordered  with  purple. 
On  the  middle  a  round  table  is  embroidered,  on  which 
are  mathematical  instruments,  and  plans  unrolled.  On 
the  flap  is  a  serpent  with  three  heads. 

The  tracing-board  is  a  view  of  the  mountains  and 
forests  of  Lebanon,  the  summit  of  the  mountain  covered 
with  snow;  and  of  the  Temple  erected  of  its  cedars  and 
pines.     It  is  in  the  form  of  an  axe. 

In  the  workshop  the  Senior  Warden  presides,  and  is 
styled  "Master  Carpenter."  He  and  all  the  brethren 
wear  frocks  or  blouses  and  a] irons. 

There  is  no  particular  alarm  or  battery  in  the  work- 
shop. 

Battery— ••-••-••. 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROYAL   AYtt.  327 

OPENING. 

•  *  *  *  » 

PRAYER. 

Thou  who  didst  create  the  universe,  and  hast 
builded  it  in  infinite  magnificence,  as  thou  art  infi- 
nite in  skill  and  wisdom,  bless  us  in  our  daily  labors, 
and  prosper  the  work  of  our  hands !  Teach  us  and 
all  men  that  labor  is  honorable !  Improve  the  con- 
dition of  the  toiling  millions!  Teach  the  rich  and 
the  haughty  compassion  for  those  over  whom  they 
have  control ;  and  hasten  the  coming  of  the  day 
when  all  men  shall  acknowledge  the  great  truth, 
that  to  work  well  in  our  appointed  sphere  is  the 
most  acceptable  prayer  that  man  can  offer  up  to 
thee.     Amen ! 

RECEPTION. 
«  *  *  *  ■» 

HISTORY. 

The  Tsidunians  or  Phoenicians  were  ever  ready  to 
aid  the  Israelites  in  their  holy  enterprises.  The  tie 
between  them  was  the  mysteries,  into  which  the 
principal  persons  of  both  nations  were  initiated; 
Moses  having  necessarily  received  them  in  Egypt, 
before  he  could  many  the  daughter  of  a  priest  of 
On.     These  mysteries,  modified  by  Solomon,  or  per- 


328  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

haps  at  an  earlier  day  by  Joshua,  or  even  Moses,  tc 
suit  the  genius  and  manners  of  the  Jewish  people, 
became  Masonry,  such  as  it  Avas  practised  at  the 
building  of  the  Temple,  and  such  as  it  has  in  part 
come  down  to  us.  Khurum,  King  of  Tsui",  in  Phoe- 
nicia, and  Khurum  Abai,  also  a  Phoenician  and  not 
a  Jew,  were  likewise  initiates ;  and  hence  the  inti- 
mate connection  between  them  and  Solomon,  as 
Masons.  The  people  of  Tsidun,  a  city  of  Phoenicia, 
were  employed  by  Noah  to  cut  cedars  on  Mount 
Libanus,  of  which  to  build  the  ark,  under  the  super- 
intendence of  Japhet.  His  descendants  repeopled 
Tsidun  and  Phoenicia,  and  procured  and  furnished 
the  cedar  from  Lebanon  to  build  the  Ark  of  the 
Coven  aDt ;  and  at  a  later  da}'  his  posterity,  under 
Adon  Khurum,  cut  in  the  same  forests  cedars  for 
King  Solomon ;  and  at  a  time  still  later,  they  felled 
timber  on  the  same  mountains  to  construct  the 
second  temple. 

Upon  the  same  mountain  the}'  established  Col- 
leges of  Artificers,  like  those  in  Etruria,  and  after- 
ward at  Piome ;  from  which  latter  many  deduce 
Masonry.  But  the  Etrurians,  who  emigrated  from 
Assyria  to  Egypt  and  afterward  to  Etruria — better 
known  as  the  Hyksos,  from  Rosen  on  the  Tigris,  or 
as  the  Shepherd  Kings  -carried  with  them  the  same 
mysteries,  which  went  also  with  them  into  Phoenicia ; 
and  the  Etrurian  and  Eoman  Colleges  were  in  all 
respects  like  those  of  Mount  Libanus.  These  artifi- 
cers everywhere  adored  the  Grand  Architect  of  the 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   ROYAL  AXE.  329 

Universe,  and  had  their  signs  and  words  by  which 
to  recognize  each  other.  Solomon  himself,  whose 
wisdom  necessarily  gave  him  a  true  idea  of  the  dig- 
nity of  labor,  built  a  palace  on  the  mountain,  to 
which  he  often  repaired  to  inspect  the  progress  of 
the  work.  The  names  of  the  Patriarchs  who  were 
the  inspectors  and  conductors  of  the  workmen  on  the 
mountain  at  different  periods,  are  preserved  in  our 
passwords.  The  institution  of  Colleges  upon  Mount 
Libanus  was  perpetuated  by  the  Druses,  from  whom 
the  Crusaders  obtained  a  knowledge  of  tliis  degree. 


"  Whkn  God  iu  His  eternal  council  conceived  the  thought  of 
Man's  creation,  He  called  to  Him  the  three  ministers  that  contin- 
ually waited  upon  the  throne — Justice,  Truth,  and  Mercy — and 
thus  addressed  them  :  '  Shall  we  make  Man  V  Justice  answered  : 
'O  God,  make  him  not,  for  he  will  trample  <m  Thy  laws;'  and 
Truth  also  answered  :  '  0  God,  make  him  not,  for  he  will  pollute 
Thy  sanctuarh  s.'  But  Mercy,  dropping  on  her  knees  and  looking 
up  through  her  tears,  exclaimed:  '0  my  God,  make  him  and  I 
will  watch  over  him  with  my  care  through  the  dark  and  dreary 
paths  he  will  have  to  tread.'  And  God  made  Man,  and  said  to 
him:  40  Man,  thou  art  the  child  of  Mercy — go  and  deal  with  thy 
brother.' " 


COMMANDING  COLORS  OF  THE  VARIOUS  SERIES  OF 
DEGREES. 


1st  Skriks- 

— Symbolic  Di 

3d  - 

Field,  flag,  and  pennon 

Blu„ 

2d 

Ineffable 

nth 

"            •'              " 

Crimson. 

3d        " 

Historic        " 

Kith 

Light  green   o. 
Orange. 

4th      " 

Philosophic   " 

13th 

White  sprinkled 
with  Crimson. 

Bth      " 

Historic  and  Philosophic 

Degrees,  29th- -Field, 

Purple. 

Bth     " 

iNsrECTOH- 

Cbivalric 

<  fENERAl, 

32d 
33d 

White  &  Black. 
White. 

All  expulsions  from  the  Rite  by  the  Supreme  Council  or  Bal- 
lustres  of  Offence,  are  "published  in  nil  letter"  and  distributed  tc 
whom  it  may  concern. 

The  Book  of  Gold  contains  the  full  record  of  the  Supreme 
Council,  and  is  sealed  to  all  except  members  of  the  Council. 


TWENTY-THIRD  DEGREE. 


but  af  tin  Uabetaade, 


ARGUMENT. 

Thus  degree  is  intimately  connected  with,  and  is  preliminary 
to,  that  which  immediately  follows,  called  Prince  of  the  Taber- 
nacle. The  form  of  the  Tabernacle  is  distinctly  defined,  and  the 
old  sacerdotal  ceremonies  of  the  ancient  temples  described  and 
portrayed,  with  useful  explanation  and  instruction. 

Unholy  sacrilege  and  presumptuous  interference  with  sacred 
ceremonies  are  forbidden  and  punished;  and  only  those  with 
hearts  divested  of  all  impurity,  are  commended  in  the  perform- 
ance of  holy  riles. 


CHIEF  OF  THE  TABERNACLE. 

IBB  TWENTY-THIRD  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AO 
CEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  FIFTH  DEGREE  0» 
THE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL    SERIE8. 


THE  LODGE— ITS  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

Lodges  in  this  degree  are  styled  Courts. 

The  hangings  are  white,  supported  by  red  and  black 
columns,  by  twos,  placed  at  intervals,  according  to  the 
taste  of  the  architect.  'The  Court  represents  an  encamp 
ment  of  the  Twelve  Tribes,  in  the  desert,  near  Sinai. 
The  standards  of  the  tribes,  made  after  the  following 
model, 


;;:;i  hook  of  the  a.  and  a.  rite. 

are  planted  around  the  Court  near  the  walls,  in  the  fol 
lowing  order : 

In  the  East,  that  of  Judah :  the  color  of  the  standard 
being  crimson,  in  stripes  or  waves;  and  the  device  a 
Lion,  couchant,  between  a  crown  and  sceptre. 

Next  to  Judah,  on  the  side  toward  the  North,  that  of 
Issachar:  color  of  the  standard,  greenish  yellow;  de- 
vice, an  Ass,  couchant,  between  two  burdens  or  packs. 

Next  to  Judah,  on  the  side  toward  the  South,  that  of 
Zebulon :  color,  light  green,  and  device  a  Ship. 

Next  toward  the  South,  that  of  Simeon:  color 
yellow;  device,  a  naked  Sword. 

In  the  South,  that  of  Reuben  :  color  a  brilliant  crim- 
son ;  device,  a  Man. 

Next  to  Reuben,  on  the  side  toward  the  West,  that 
of  Gad:  color,  bluish  green;  device,  a  field  covered 
with  Stars. 

Next  toward  the  "West,  that  of  Manasseh  :  color 
variegated,  like  agate;  device,  a  Vine  running  over  a 
wall. 

In  the  West,  that  of  Ephraim :  color  variegated,  like 
opal ;  device,  a  Bull. 

Next  toward  the  North,  that  of  Benjamin:  color, 
violet ;  device,  a  Wolf. 

Next  toward  the  North,  that  ofAsher:  color,  blue; 
device,  a  Tree  in  full  leaf. 

In  the  North,  that  of  Dan :  color,  that  of  the  gold- 
stone  ;  device,  an  Eagle,  holding  a  serpent  in  his  beak. 

Next  to  Dan,  toward  the  East,  that  of  Naphtali: 
color,  bluish  green;  device,  a  female  Deer  running  at 
speed. 

In  the  centre  of  the  Lodge  is  a  representation,  re- 
duced in  size,  of  the  Tabernacle  of  Moses,  described  in 
Exodus,  Chapters   xxvl    and   xxxvi.,   as  nearly   accu- 


CHIEF   OF    THE   TABERNACLE.  335 

rate  as  circumstances  and  the  means  of  the  Court  will 
allow. 

First  comes  the  Court  of  the  Tabernacle,  which  was  a 
rectangular  enclosure,  150  feet  long  from  East  to  West 
(if  the  cubit  be  taken  to  have  been  18  inches),  and  75 
feet  wide,  from  North  to  South.  It  was  formed  (except 
the  gate  or  entrance)  by  curtains  of  white  linen,  7-i-  feet 
high,  supported  by  pillars  of  acacia-wood,  set  in  brass 
sockets,  and  with  hooks  and  fillets  of  silver.  There 
.were  of  these  pillars,  20  on  the  North  side,  20  in  the 
South,  and  10  in  the  West.  On  the  East,  the  wdiite 
curtains  on  each  side  of  the  entrance  measured  224-  feet, 
and  were  supported  by  three  pillars  on  each  side.  The 
gate  itself  was  30  feet  wide,  formed  by  curtains  of 
tapestry,  of  blue,  scarlet,  purple,  and  white  linen  thread, 
wrought  with  admirable  skill  in  needlework. 


Within  the  Court,  the  Tabernacle  p2/2,  Mishkan, 
was  set.  It  was  a  double  tent,  the  foregoing  word  par- 
ticularly applying  to  the  inner  curtains,  and  /Hi^,  A/iel, 
to  the  outer  curtains  of  goat's  hair.  The  Tabernacle  is 
also  termed  £Hp£5,  Mtkdash,  or  Sanctuary.  It  was 
constructed  of  curtains,  woven  of  fine  thread,  of  white 
linen,  blue,  purple,  and  scarlet,  embroidered  with  cheru- 


336  BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    RITE. 

bim.  The  length  of  eacli  curtain  was  twenty-three  cu 
bits  or  forty-two  feet,  and  each  was  six  feet  in  width. 
They  were  ten  in  number ;  and  five  of  them  were 
coupled  or  sewed  together  in  one  piece,  and  five  in 
another;  and  these  two  were  so  arranged  that  they 
could  be  fastened  together  along  their  edges,  by  fifty 
loops  on  one  edge  of  each,  and  fifty  hooks  of  gold ;  so 
that  "  it  should  become  one  Tabernacle." 

Over  this  Tabernacle  was  a  Tent  PHK,  Ahel]  or 
cover,  of  cloth  of  goats'  hair,  composed  of  eleven  cur- 
tains, each  thirty  cubits  or  forty-five  feet  long,  and  six 
feet  wide.  Of  these,  five  were  coupled  together  in  one 
piece,  and  six  in  another ;  and  the  two  pieces  were  so 
arranged,  with  fifty  loops  on  one  edge  of  each,  and  fifty 
hooks  of  brass,  that  they  could  be  fastened  together, 
"  that  it  might  be  one." 


No  description  of  the  shape  of  the  tent  is  given ;  but 
in  the  East,  and  especially  in  Arabia,  customs  and  fash- 
ions have  not  changed  ;  and  a  tent  is  now  what  it  was 
in  the  days  of  Moses.  Those  now  used  in  Arabia  are 
of  this  model, 


of  an  oblong  shape,  and  eight  or  ten  feet  high  in  the 
middle.     They  vary  in  size,  and  have   accordingly   a 


CHIEF  OF  THE  TABERNACLE 


33? 


greater  or  less  number  of  poles  to  support  them— from 
three  to  nine.  And  it  is  usual  for  one  iarge  tent  to  be 
divided  into  two  or  more  apartments  by  curtains,  for 
the  different  portions  of  the  family. 

The  tents  of  the  Bedaweens  are  nut  conical,  as  they 
are  often  represented  in  pictures,  but  have  a  roof  edged 
with  drop-curtains,  or  such  curtains  as  might  be  made 
from  the  dark  tanned  skins  of  goats,  hung  around  the 

eaves. 

Below  is  a  drawing  of  a  Bedaween  tent. 


Thus  the  Tabernacle  in  the  Court-room  should  repre- 
sent a  tent,  oblong  in  shape,  stretched  upon  a  frame  of 
poles  and  forks,  one  pole  in  the  middle  serving  as  a 
ridge-pole.  Over  this,  hanging  to  the  floor,  on  the 
North  and  South  sides,  and  the  rear  or  West,  and 
seaching  on  top,  on  each  side,  to  and  over  the  ridge- 
pole, should  be  two  curtains,  joining  together  by  hooks 
and  loops  in  the  middle  of  the  rear,  of  white,  blue, 
scarlet,  and  purple  linen  or  cotton  thread  woven  together, 
and  embroidered  with  cherubim,  or  animals  with  the 
bodies  of  lions,  the  feet  of  oxen,  the  faces  of  men,  and 
the  wings  of  eagles.  Over  this  should  be  similar  cur* 
tains  of  gray  woollen  stuff;  and  on  top,  as  a  covering 
red  morocco,  and  over  that,  tanned  leather. 

Tbe  hanging  curtain  at  the  mouth  of  the  tent,  and 
15 


338  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

the  vail  dividing  the  Tabernacle  into  two  parts,  should 
be  .ts  above  deseribed;  as  also  should  the  enclosure  of 
the  Court,  if  not  the  fence. 

The  furniture  of  the  Court  is  as  follows  : 

In  front  of,  and  perhaps  ten  feet  from  the  entrance  of 
the  Tabernacle,  is  the  altar  of  sacrifice,  made  of  white 
wood,  hollow,  and  plated  on  top  with  brass.  It  is  to 
be  four  and  a  half  feet  high,  and  seven  and  a  half  feet 
square,  with  projections  in  the  shape  of  tongues  of  flame 
(called  horns  iii  the  Bible)  at  each  corner,  standing  up- 
right. It  is  made  to  be  carried  by  staves  of  light  wood, 
banded  with  brass,  passing  through  rings  in  two  of  the 
sides. 

Between  this  altar  and  the  Tabernacle  is  a  laver  or 
large  basin  of  bronze,  with  a  foot  to  it,  filled  with 
water. 

In  the  front  part  of  the  tent,  in  front  of  the  vail,  on 
the  North  side,  is  the  Table  of  the  Presence  or  Shew- 
bread.  It  is  made  of  white  wood,  and  is  three  and  a 
half  feet  long,  one  and  a  half  feet  broad,  and  two  and 
one-fourth  feet  high,  the  top  covered  with  plates  of 
brass,  gilded,  and  with  a  gilded  rim  or  border  round  its 
edge  on  the  top.  Below  the  top  is  a  strip  of  wood  four 
inches  wide,  with  a  similar  rim  or  border  round  its 
lower  edge.  A  little  lower  down,  at  equal  distances 
fiom  the  top,  is  a  ring,  gold-plated,  on  each  leg,  through 
which  gilded  staves  pass  to  carry  it. 

On  this  table  are  twelve  small  loaves  of  wheat  bread, 
in  two  piles  of  six  each,  sprinkled  with  frankincense  and 
salt ;  and  a  large  bowl  of  pure  wine. 

On  the  south  side  of  the  tent,  opposite  the  table,  is 
the  candelabrum,  gilded,  representing  pure  gold.  It 
consists  of  an  ornamented  base,  of  a  shaft  rising  out  of 
it,  and  six  arms,  coming  out  by  threes  from  two  opposite 


CHIEF    OF   THE    TABERNACLE.  339 

sides  of  the  shaft,  each  two  arms  equidistant  from  the 
central  shaft,  forming  a  semicircle,  and  all  being  in  one 
line  and  of  equal  height  or  level  on  top.  On  the  sum- 
mit of  the  central  shaft,  and  on  those  of  the  six  arms, 
are  lamps,  not  candles,  all  in  globular  shades,  but  the 
central  one  being  much  the  largest.  These  lamps  are  to 
be  fed  with  pure  olive-oil. 

I  >efore  the  middle  of  the  vail,  and  in  the  outer  part  of 
the  tent,  is  the  altar  of  incense,  eighteen  inches  square 
and  three  feet  high,  with  flames  or  horns  of  brass  at 
each  corner,  the  top  covered  with  a  plate  of  yellow 
metal,  imitating  gold,  with  a  rim  of  the  same  round  it, 
and  two  gold  rings  on  each  of  two  opposite  sides,  below 
the  rim,  for  gilded  staves  or  rods  to  pass  through,  by 
which  to  carry  it. 

In  the  centre  of  the  inner  portion  of  the  tent  (the 
D^&Hp  Clp  Kadosh  Kadoshim,  or  Holy  of  Holies,) 
stands  the  Ark  of  the  Covenant,  of  wood,  three  and 
three-fourth  feet  long,  two  and  one-fourth  feet  broad, 
and  two  and  one-fourth  feet  high,  with  short  feet  at  each 
corner.  It  is  plated  within  and  without  with  brass,  so 
as  to  appear  like  pure  gold,  and  has  round  its  upper 
edge  a  rim  or  cornice,  gilded  to  represent  gold.  On  the 
two  longer  sides,  at  the  corners,  are  four  brass  rings, 
to  receive  the  staves  of  wood,  gilded,  by  which  it  is 
carried 

On  the  Ark  is  a  lid,  called  the  Expiatory  (or  Mercy- 
Seat),  as  long  and  wide  as  the  Ark,  and  representing 
solid  gold.  At  each  end  is,  also,  as  of  solid  gold,  a 
cherub,  or  winged  figure  of  a  female,  each  with  two 
wings  long  enough  to  meet  half-way  between  them, 
higher  than  their  heads.  Their  heads  should  be  bent 
down  as  though  looking  upon  the  Expiatory. 

On   the  altar  of  incense  are  the  roll  of  the  Book  of 


MO  BOOK    OF   THE    A.    AND   A.    KITE. 

the  Law  and  a  poniard ;  and  on  the  Book  of  the  Law, 
the  Square  and  Compasses. 

The  presiding  officer  sits  in  the  East,  represents 
Aaron,  and  is  styled  "  Most  Excellent  High  Priest." 
The  Wardens  sit  in  the  West,  and  represent  his  two 
sons,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar,  and  are  styled  "  Excellent 
Priests."  The  Orator,  Secretary,  and  Treasurer  sit  on 
the  East  of  the  Tabernacle,  the  Master  of  Ceremonies 
on  the  West  of  it,  the  Captain  of  Guards  on  the  South 
of  it,  and  the  Sentinel  on  the  North.  The  other  officers 
and  members  sit  on  the  North,  South,  and  West  of  it. 
All  except  the  first  three  officers  are  styled  "  Worthy 
Invites." 

The  presiding  officer  wears  a  robe  or  gown,  of  pure 
white  linen,  reaching  to  the  feet,  fitting  close  to  the 
body,  with  loose  sleeves  coming  as  low  as  the  elbows — ■ 
covering  the  shoulders,  and  closed  round  the  neck. 
This  is  girded  to  the  body,  just  under  the  breast,  by  a 
girdle  four  fingers  broad,  wound  round  and  round  the 
body  from  the  breasts  to  the  navel,  and  the  ends  hang- 
ing down  to  the  ankles.  The  robe  is  embroidered  with 
needlework,  in  different  colors;  and  the  girdle  is  of 
loosely  woven  white  cotton,  embroidered  with  flowers 
of  blue,  scarlet,  and  purple.  Over  the  robe  or  gown  is 
the  "  robe  of  the  Ephod,"  an  Egyptian  tunic  of  blue 
stuff,  woven  in  one  piece,  with  an  aperture  for  the  neck 
in  the  middle  of  it,  and  apertures  for  the  arms;  without 
sleeves,  large  and  loose,  and  reaching  to  the  knees. 
Hound  the  hem,  at  the  bottom,  is  a  fringe  of  blue, 
scarlet,  and  purple  tassels,  in  the  form  of  pomegranates, 
with  a  small  gilded  bell  between  each  two ;  this  is  also 
tied  round  with  a  girdle,  white,  embroidered  with  blue, 
scarlet,  and  purple,  and  gold  interwoven. 

Hi-  wears  also  the  Ephod,  a  short  cloak  with  sleeves, 


CHIEF  OF  THE  TABERNACLE.  341 

of  gold,  blue,  pm  pie,  scarlet,  and  fine  linen  thread,  em- 
broidered richly,  and  covering  the  shoulders,  by  shoulder 
pieces  that  unite  the  back  and  front  parts,  which  are 
Beparate.  On  each  shoulder  of  it  is  an  agate,  set  in 
gold,  and  each  having  upon  it  six  names  of  the  tribes, 
according  to  precedence  of  birth.  This  Ephod  has 
strings,  that  go  out  from  each  side,  and  tie  to  the  body. 

He  also  wears  the  breastplate  or  gorget,  ten  inches 
square,  of  the  same  sort  of  cloth  as  the  Ephod,  doubled 
so  as  to  form  a  kind  of  pouch,  to  hold  the  Aurim  and 
Themim.  On  its  outside  are  twelve  precious  stones,  in 
four  rows,  as  they  are  named  in  Exodus  xviii.  17-20; 
on  each  side  of  which  is  engraved  the  name  of  one  of 
the  tribes.  This  is  fastened  to  the  front  of  the  Ephod 
by  means  of  dark  blue  ribbons,  tied  in  four  rings  of 
gold  at  the  comers  of  the  breastplate,  and  four  that 
meet  them  on  the  ephod  itself.  The  rings  at  the  upper 
corners  are  on  the  inside  of  the  breastplate,  but  those 
below  are  outside.  There  are  also  two  other  rings  of 
gold,  larger,  at  the  upper  corners,  on  the  outside,  from 
which  cords  of  twisted  gold-thread  reach  and  fasten  to 
the  agates  on  the  shoulders.  And  it  is  further  fastened 
by  a  sash  or  girdle,  of  the  same  stuff  as  itself,  to  which 
the  lower  side  is  attached,  and  which  is  tied  in  front  of  the 
body,  and  hangs  down  to  the  lower  edige  of  the  Ephod. 

The  TJrim  or  Aurim,  and  Thummim  or  Themim,  car- 
ried in  the  pouch  or  breastplate,  are  small  images  of 
sapphire  (or  blue  stone),  of  Re  and  Thmei,  Light  and 
Truth,  in  a  sitting  posture,  each  holding  the  tau  cross. 

The  bonnet  is  a  turban  of  fine  white  linen,  circular, 
covering  half  the  head,  something  like  a  crown,  of  thick 
linen  swathes  doubled  round  many  times,  and  sewed 
together,  surrounded  by  a  linen  cover,  to  hide  the  seams 
of  the  swathes.     The  mitre  of  the  High-Priest  is  this 


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BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    RITE. 


turban,  with  another  above  it,  of  swathes  of*  blue,  em 
broidered,  so  that  the  whole  is  conical  in  shape.  In 
front  of  the  turban,  on  the  forehead,  is  a  plate  of  gold, 
extending  from  one  ear  to  the  other,  fastened  by  strings 
tied  behind,  and  also  by  a  blue  ribbon  attached  to  the 
mitre;  on  which  is  engraved  the  inscription: 

rrnb  enp 

Kadosh  l'IHOH,  "Holy  to  the  Lord!" 

The  two  Wardens  wear  the  same  dress  in  all  respects, 
except  the  breastplate,  and  the  mitre,  instead  of  which 
they  wear  the  bonnet  or  turban  of  white  linen. 

The  High-Priest  and  Wardens  wear  no  apron.  The 
other  officers  and  members  wear  a  white  apron,  lined 
with  scarlet,  and  bordered  with  red,  blue,  and  purple 
ribbons.  In  the  middle  is  painted  or  embroidered  the 
golden  candelabrum  with  seven  lights. 


They  also  wear  a  red  leatuer  belt,  fringed  along  the 
lower  edge  with  gold,  and  edged  with  gold  ;  from  which 
hangs  a  small  silver  censer,  or  ornamented  cup,  with  a 
long  handle,  the  end  whereof,  on  which  the  cup  sits,  is 
shaped  like  an  open  hand.  This  is  also  the  form  of  the 
jewel  of  the  degree. 


CHIEF   OF    THE    TABERNACLE.  343 

For  receptions  there  is  also  a  dark  apartment,  with 
an  altar  in  the  centre,  on  which  are  placed  a  feeble  light 
and  three  skulls.     In  front  of  the  altar  is  a  skeleton- 
Battery — • •— • •— • •— • . 


RECEPTION". 


1.  Thus  shalt  thou  say  to  the  house  of  Jacob,  and 
tell  the  children  of  Israel :  Ye  have  seen  what  I 
did  unto  the  MitzTayim,  and  how  I  bare  you  on  the 
wings  of  eagles,  and  brought  you  unto  myself. 

2.  Now,  therefore,  if  you  will  obey  my  voice  indeed, 
and  keep  my  covenant,  then  ye  shall  be  a  peculiar 
treasure  unto  me,  above  all  people  ;  for  all  the  earth 
is  mine. 

3.  And  ye  shall  be  unto  me  a  kingdom  of  priests, 
and  a  holy  nation.  These  are  the  words  which  thou 
shalt  speak  unto  the  children  of  Israel. 


INVOCATION. 

H.\  P.".  O  mighty  and  inscrutable  Being,  for 
whose  very  self  there  is  no  name  whatever,  and  even 
the  ineffable  word  expresses  a  limitation  of  thy 
infinite  essence !  of  whom  all  the  deities  of  all  the 
nations  are  but  personifications  of  single  attributes  : 
we  bow  down  unto  thee  as  the  simple  absolute  exist- 
ence, that  with  a  thought  didst  from  thvself  utter  all 


344        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  BITE. 

the  worlds !  Eternal  Father,  of  whose  thought  the 
universe  is  but  a  mode !  Unchangeable !  Coeval 
with  time,  and  coextensive  with  space!  whose  laws 
of  harmony,  that  thy  will  is,  rule  all  the  movements 
of  the  suns  and  worlds !  Thou  art  the  all :  in  thee 
all  things  exist.  O  guide  and  guard  us,  and  lead  us 
safely  toward  thee,  that  we  faint  not  by  the  wayside, 
nor  wander  into  the  darkness  like  lost  children. 
Amen.     All.    So  mote  it  be ! 


LECTURE. 

H.\  P.'.  I  accept  and  receive  you,  my  brother,  as 
a  Levite  and  Chief  of  the  Tabernacle,  and  consecrate 
and  devote  you  henceforth  to  the  service  of  the 
children  of  light ;  and  I  now  invest  you  with  the  belt, 
jewel,  and  apron  of  this  degree.  The  jewel,  or  censer 
of  silver,  is  ever  to  remind  you  t<  i  <  ►ffer  up  unceasingly 
to  God  the  incense  of  good  deeds  and  charitable 
actions,  dictated  by  a  pure  and  upright  heart. 

Josephus  tells  that  the  mixture  of  materials  in  the 
curtains  of  the  Tabernacle,  and  the  clothing  of  the 
priests,  was  not  without  design.  "It  served,"  he 
says,  "  as  a  symbol  of  the  universe.  For  the  scarlet 
seemed  emblematical  of  fire ;  the  fine  linen,  of  the 
earth ;  the  blue,  of  the  air ;  and  the  purple,  of  the 
sea ;  two  of  them  being  thus  compared  for  their 
color :  the  fine  linen  and  the  purple  on  account  of 
their  origin,  as  the  earth  produces  the  one,  and  the 
sea  the  other." 


CHIEF   OF  THE  TABERXA.CLE.  345 

To  us,  in  this  degree,  the  white  of  the  apron,  its 
principal  and  chief  color,  is  symbolical  of  the  infinite 
beneficence  of  God ;  the  blue,  of  his  profound  and 
perfect  wisdom ;  the  crimson,  of  his  glory ;  and  the 
purple,  of  his  power. 

The  candelabrum  with  seven  branches,  upon  the 
apron,  wrought  in  gold,  represents  to  us,  as  it  repre- 
sented to  the  ancient  Hebrews,  what  were  known  in 
the  earlier  ages  as  the  seven  planets,  or  principal 
heavenly  bodies  :  the  Sun  in  the  middle,  with  Mars, 
Jupiter,  and  Saturn  on  one  side,  and  Venus,  Mer- 
cury, and  the  Moon  on  the  other.  It  also  represents 
the  seven  archangels  whom  the  Hebrews  assigned  to 
the  government  of  those  planets ;  Zerakhi-al,  the 
Dawn,  or  Kising  of  God,  to  the  Sun ;  Auri-al,  the 
Light  of  God,  to  Mars ;  Gabari-al,  the  Strength  of 
God,  to  Jupiter  :  Mayak-al,  the  Semblance  of  God, 
to  Saturn ;  Khamali-al,  the  Mercy  of  God,  to  Venus ; 
Eaph-al,  the  Healing  of  God,  to  Mercury ;  and 
Tsaph-al,  the  Messenger  of  God,  to  the  Moon :  of 
whom  Mayak-al,  or  Michael,  was  represented  with 
the  head  of  a  lion  ;  Auri-al,  or  Auriel,  with  that  of 
an  ox ;  Eaph-al,  or  Eaphael,  with  a  human  head  and 
the  body  of  a  serpent ;  and  Gabari-al,  or  Gabriel, 
with  that  of  an  eagle ;  and  all  of  the  seven  being 
attributes  and  manifestations  of  Al,  the  great  Semitic 
Nature-God  of  the  ancient  Patriarchs  ;  as  to  whom, 
and  these  planets,  and  angels,  and  then*  connection 
with  Masonry,  you  will  be  more  fully  instructed  as 

you  advance. 

15* 


34G        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

The  number  7  is  the  sacred  number  in  all  theogo- 
nies  and  in  all  symbolisms.  It  is  the  spirit,  assisted 
by  all  the  elementary  powers;  the  soul,  served  by 
nature  ;  the  Holy  Empire  (Sanctum  Begnum),  spoken 
of  in  the  clavicules  of  Solomon.  It  reappears  every- 
where in  the  Hebrew  writings  and  in  the  Apocalypse ; 
and  here,  particularly,  in  the  seven  lamps  of  +hv  can- 
delabrum. Under  the  symbols  of  the  seven  planets 
which  it  represents,  the  ancients  figured  the  seven 
virtues  so  peculiarly  Masonic : 

Faith,  that  aspiration  toward  the  infinite,  was 
represented  by  the  Sun;  Hope  by  the  Moon; 
Charity,  by  Venus ;  Force  (or  Fortitude),  always 
victor  over  rage  and  anger,  by  Mars;  Prudence,  by 
Mercury  ;  Temperance,  by  Saturn  ;  and  Justice,  by 
Jupiter  (Tsaduc,  the  Just),  conqueror  of  the  Titans. 

The  world,  the  ancients  believed,  is  governed  by 
seven  secondary  causes  ;  and  these  are  the  universal 
forces  designated  by  Moses  under  the  plural  name 
Elohim,  The  Gods.  These  forces,  analogous  and 
contrary  the  one  to  the  other,  by  their  counter-action 
produce  the  equilibrium,  and  regulate  the  movements 
of  the  spheres.  The  Hebrews  called  them  the  Seven 
Great  Archangels.  The  seven  planets  correspond 
with  the  seven  colors  of  the  prism,  and  the  seven 
notes  of  the  musical  octave.  The  seven  sacraments 
are  also  referred  to  in  this  great  universal  Dumber  of 
the  Master  Mason. 


TWENTY-FOURTH  DEGREE. 


tiutt  0f  tfu  8ftbt*tt**if, 


FERFECTED  CREATION. 

THE  PRELIMINARY  TRIALS  OF  EARTH,  WATER,  FIRE,  ATB,  ETHER 


ARGUMENT. 

The  degree  of  Prince  of  the  Tabernacle  illustrates  the  ceremo- 
nies of  the  Priests  in  the  ancient  Temples,  and  explains  the 
esoteric  meaning  of  then-  many  avocations  in  equipping  the  Tem- 
ple and  sustaining  their  various  sacerdotal  duties.  This  degree  is 
most  intimately  connected  with,  and  should  be  considered  a  con- 
tinuation of,  that  of  the  Chief  of  the  Tabernacle.  The  especial 
duties  of  a  Prince  of  the  Tabernacle  are  to  labor  incessantly  for 
the  glory  of  God,  the  honor  of  his  country,  and  the  happiness  of 
his  brethren  ;  to  offer  up  thanks  and  prayers  to  the  Deity  in  lieu 
of  sacrifices  of  flesh  and  blood. 


PRINCE  OF  THE  TABERXACLE. 

THE  TWENTY-FOURTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND 
ACCEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  SIXTH  DEGREE  OP 
THE    HISTORICAL   AND   PHILOSOPHICAL   SERIES. 


THE  COURT— ITS  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

The  Hall  consists  of  two  apartments.  The  first,  which 
is  the  smaller,  adjoins  the  second,- and  is  called  the  Ves- 
tibule, where  the  brethren  clothe  themselves.  It  is  fur- 
nished at  all  points  like  a  Master  Mason's  Lodge,  except 
that  instead  of  a  printed  Bible,  a  roll  of  parchment,  rep- 
resenting the  Book  of  the  Law,  lies  on  the  altar,  upon 
the  Book  of  Constitutions ;  and  that  the  letter  ">  is  sus- 
pended in  the  East,  instead  of  the  G. 

The  second  apartment  is  furnished  in  every  respect 
like  the  principal  apartment  in  the  23d  degree,  with 
these  additions : 

In  the  East  is  suspended  the  Pentagram,  or  Blazing 
Star,  in  the  following  shape,  of  vermilion,  illuminated 
a?  a  transparency: 


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There  are  two  sets  of  hangings  around  the  room,  one 
red  and  the  other  black. 

On  the  table  of  shew-bread,  in  the  Tabernacle,  is  a 
silver  vessel  containing  perfumed  oil. 


OFFICERS  AND  CLOTHING. 

The  Assemblage  is  styled  "The  Court."  The  pre- 
siding officer  represents  Moses,  and  is  styled  "  Most 
Puissant  Leader."  He  sits  in  the  East.  Near  him,  on 
his  right,  is  the  second  officer,  who  represents  Eleazar, 
the  High-Priest,  the  son  of  Aaron.  He  is  styled  "Most 
Excellent  High-Priest,"  and  wears  the  full-dress  of  his 
office,  as  described  in  the  23d  degree.  On  the  left  of 
the  Leader  sits  the  third  officer,  clothed  as  the  Priests 
in  that  degree,  and  representing  Ithamar,  the  son  of 
Aaron.     He  is  styled  "Excellent  Priest." 

The  Orator  represents  the  Puissant  Prince  Eliasaph,  the 
Bon  of  Lael,  of  the  house  of  Gershon,  and  sits  in  the  West. 

The  Secretary  represents  the  Puissant  Prince  Eliaza- 
phan,  the  son  of  Uzziel,  of  the  house  of  Kohath,  and  ?ita 
to  the  south  of  the  Tabernacle. 


PRINCE   OF  THE   TABERNACLE. 


351 


The  Treasurer  represents  the  PuissaLt  Prince  Zuriel, 
the  son  of  Abihael,  of  the  house  of  Merari,  and  sits  to 
the  north  of  the  Tabernacle. 

The  Expert  represents  Aholiab,  and  sits  to  the  right 
of  the  Leader,  in  front. 

The  Assistant  Expert  represents  Bezeleel,  and  sits  to 
the  right  of  the  Orator,  in  front. 

The  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies  represents  Caleb, 
the  son  of  Jephunneh,  and  sits  facing  the  Leader  in 
front  of  the  Tabernacle. 

The  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guards  represents  Joshua, 
the  son  of  Nun,  and  sits  on  the  right  side  of  the  Taber* 
nacle,  facing  the  East. 


All  the  officers,  except  the  Leader  and  Wardens,  and 
all  the  other  members,  are  styled  "  Levites ; "  and  these 
officers  and  members  all  wear  a  turban  of  white  muslin  ; 
%  broad,  watered  scarlet  ribbon,  worn  from  right  to  left; 
a  girdle  of  red  leather,  fringed  below  with  gold,  and 
edged  with  gold-lace,  from  which  girdle  a  small  silver 
censer  is  suspended.     (See  23d  degree.) 

On  the  front  of  the  ribbon  are  embroidered,  in  gold, 
a  winged  globe,  and  under  it  a  scarabaeus,  under  which 
is  a  brilliant  butterfly  ;  all  symbols  of  immortality. 


352  BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 

The  apron,  which  is  not  worn  by  the  first  three  ofti 
cers,  is  of  white  lambskin,  lined  with  scarlet,  bordered 
with  light  green,  and  the  flap  with  light  blue.  In  the 
middle  of  the  apron  is  printed  a  representation  of  an 
Arabian  tent,  in  gold  ;  and  on  the  flap  a  representation 
of  a  myrtle-tree,  of  violet  color. 

The  jewel  is  the  letter  fc$,  suspended  from  a  short  col- 
lar of  narrow,  watered,  violet-colored  ribbon. 

The  Most  Puissant  Leader  wears  a  tunic  of  blue  silk, 
its  collar  decorated  with  rays  of  gold  representing  a 
glory,  and  the  body  of  it  sprinkled  with  stars  of  gold. 
On  his  head  he  wears  the  white  turban,  with  a  purple 
band  round  the  forehead,  embroidered  with  stars  of 
gold ;  and  also  surmounted  by  a  small  triangle  of  gold, 
the  apex  downward. 

Battery — •  •-•  •-•  •-•. 


RECEPTION. 

***** 

My  brother,  the  initiate  is  he  who  possesses  the 
lamp,  the  cloak,  and  the  staff. 


PRINCE   OF   THE   TABERNACLE.  353 

The  lamp  is  reason  enlightened  by  science  ;  the 
cloak  is  liberty,  or  the  full  and  entire  possession  of 
one's  self,  which  isolates  the  sage  from  the  currents 
of  instinct ;  and  the  staff  is  the  assistance  of  the  oc- 
cult and  eternal  forces  of  nature. 

The  lamp  lights  the  past,  the  present,  and  the  fu- 
ture, which  are  the  three  sides  of  the  triangle.  It 
burns  with  a  threefold  flame ;  the  cloak  is  in  three 
folds ;  and  the  staff  is  divided  into  three  parts. 

This  number,  nine,  is  that  of  the  reflexes  of  the 
Deity,  and  expresses  the  divine  idea  in  all  its  abstract 
power.  Hence  it  is  sacred  in  Masonry.  For  that  it 
was  that  Hermes  made  it  the  number  of  initiation  ; 
because  the  initiate  reigns  over  superstition,  and  by 
superstition,  and  can  walk  alone  in  the  darkness,  sup- 
ported as  he  is  upon  his  staff,  wrapped  in  his  cloak, 
and  lighted  by  his  lamp. 

Reason  has  been  given  unto  all  men ;  but  all  do 
not  know  how  to  use  it.  That  is  a  science  that  must 
be  learned.  Liberty  is  offered  to  all ;  but  all  have 
not  the  power  to  be  free.  That  is  a  right  which  we 
must  conquer.  Force  is  within  the  reach  of  all  men ; 
but  all  men  do  not  know  how  to  lean  upon  it.  That 
is  a  power  of  which  one  must  possess  himself. 

These  are  to  us,  in  this  degree,  the  three  great 
lights  on  the  east,  west,  and  south  of  the  altar. 

To  attain  the  Holy  Empire,  that  is  to  say,  the 
science  and  power  of  the  Magi,  four  things  are  indis- 
pensable :  an  intellect  enlightened  by  study ;  an  au- 
dacity  which  nothing  checks  ;   a  will  that  nothing 


354.  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    KITE. 

can  conquer  ;  and  a  discretion  that  nothing  can  cor- 
rupt or  intoxicate.  To  Know,  to  Dare,  to  Will,  to  be 
Silent — these  are  the  four  words  of  the  Magus,  writ- 
ten in  the  four  symbolic  forms  of  the  sphynx. 


All  the  phenomena  of  nature  depend  on  one  single 
immutable  law,  represented  by  that  symbolic  form, 
the  cube ;  and  this  furnished  the  Hebrews  with  all 
the  mysteries  of  the  divine  tetragrara. 

Take  care  that  thou  dost  not  mistake  the  shadow 
for  the  reality.  In  everything,  the  vulgar  habitually 
do  so.  They  turn  from  the  light,  and  wonder  at  the 
obscurity  which  they  themselves  project. 

Listen  and  learn.  Interpret  our  symbols  for  your- 
self. In  every  rough  ashlar  of  marble  is  hidden  the 
perfect  cube.  One  is  the  symbol,  the  other  its  mean- 
ing. The  sun  and  moon  in  our  lodges  are  the  truth, 
and  the  reflection  of  the  truth  in  doctrine.  Allegory, 
the  mother  of  all  dogmas,  is  the  substitution  of  the 
impression  for  the  seal,  of  the  shadow  for  the  reality. 
It  is  the  falsehood  of  the  truth,  and  the  truth  of  the 
falsehood. 

A  dogma  is  not  invented ;  a  truth  is  veiled  and  a 
shadow  produced,  to  suit  weak  eyes.  The  initiator 
is  not  an  impostor,  but  a  revealer — that  is,  in  the 
original  meaning  of  the  word,  one  who  veils  anew. 
He  is  the  creator  of  a  new  shadow. 

The  work  of  God  is  the  book  of  God.  For  the 
letters  to  appear,  there  must  needs  be  two  colors  on 


PRINCE   OF  THE  TABERNACLE.  355 

the  page.  Search  and  discover.  You  are  ab^ut  to 
be  taught  by  symbols.  Forget  not  the  universal  law 
of  equilibrium.  The  ancients,  in  their  evocations, 
always  erected  two  altars,  and  sacrificed  two  victims, 
one  black  and  one  white ;  and  the  Priest,  holding  in 
one  hand  the  sword,  and  in  the  other  the  rod,  had  to 
have  one  foot  naked  and  the  other  shod. 

Prepare,  now,  for  admission  to  the  inner  mysteries. 


M:.  JP.\  My  brethren,  the  power  of  darkness  has 
prevailed  over  the  prince  of  light.  The  earth 
mourns,  and  is  wrinkled  with  frost.  The  leaves  drop 
from  the  trees ;  snow  shrouds  the  mountains,  and 
cold  winds  sweep  over  the  shuddering  skies.  All 
nature  laments ;  and  we  share  the  common  sorrow. 
Excellent  Senior  Warden,  let  prayers  be  offered  up 
in  the  tabernacle  for  the  return  of  light  and  the 
reascension  of  the  Sun,  and  of  that  moral  and 
spiritual  light  of  which  he  is  the  type. 

/S.\W.'.  Most  Puissant,  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
do  fast  and  pray.  Our  ancient  taskmasters  on  the 
banks  of  the  Nile  mourn  for  Osiris.  The  Chaldeans 
lament  for  Bel,  and  the  Phoenicians  for  Thammuz. 
The  Phrygian  women  clash  their  cymbals  and  weep 
for  Atys  ;  on  the  Syrian  hills  and  over  the  Etruscan 
plains  the  virgins  lament  for  Dionusos ;  while  far  in 
India  the  Brahmans  pray  for  the  return  of  Cam  a  ; 
and  in  Persia  the  Magi  predict  the  resurrection  of 
Mithras.     The  dead  will  rise  again,  as  the  wheat 


356        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

grows  from  the  grain  ;  and  all  the  world  will  then 
rejoice. 

M.\  P.'.  We,  like  our  ancient  masters,  mourn 
Osiris — the  type  to  us  of  the  sun,  of  light,  of  life. 
Tin'  scorpion  and  the  serpent  rule  the  winter  waves, 
on  which  the  frail  ark  tosses  that  contains  his  body. 
Weep,  my  brethren,  for  Osiris !  Weep  for  light  lost, 
and  life  departed,  and  the  good  and  beautiful  op- 
pressed by  evil!  Man  hath  fallen  from  his  first 
estate,  and  is  lost,  as  the  sun  hath  sunken  into  the 
icy  arms  of  winter.  Weep  for  Osiris,  type  of  the 
good,  the  true,  the  beautiful !  How  shall  his  body  be 
recovered  from  the  embraces  of  the  hungry  sea  ;  and 
earth  again  be  gladdened  by  his  presence  ? 


Brethren,  behold  a  new  Priest  of  the  Tabernacle, 
to  be  instructed  and  prepared  to  fulfil  all  his  duties 
as  a  Prince  of  well-doers  in  this  frail  Tabernacle  of 
life,  that  he  may  be  raised  on  the  great  day  of  ac- 
count, a  shining  monument  of  God's  glory,  in  the 
tabernacle  of  eternity. 


TWENTY-FIFTH  DEGKEE. 


wight  of  tit  §xum  Sfttfttxt 


ARGUMENT. 

The  Degree  of  Knight  of  the  Brazen  Serpent  relates  to  the 
time  when  the  camp  of  the  Israelites  -was  pitched  at  Punon,  on 
the  eastern  side  of  the  mountains  of  Hor,  Seir,  or  Edom,  in  Ara- 
bia Petraea,  on  the  confines  of  Idumaea,  after  the  death  of  Aaron, 
when  the  new  moon  occurred  at  the  vernal  equinox,  in  the 
fortieth  year  of  the  wandering  of  the  children  of  Israel  in  the 
desert 

The  duties  of  a  Knight  of  the  Brazen  Serpent  are :  To  purify 
the  soul  of  its  alloy  of  earthliness,  that  through  the  gate  of  Cap- 
ricorn and  the  seven  spheres  it  may  at  length  ascend  to  its  eternal 
home  beyond  the  stars  ;  and  also  to  perpetuate  the  great  truths  en 
Tcloped  in  the  symbols  and  allegories  of  the  ancient  mysteries. 

Faith  I 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  BRAZEN  SERPENT. 

THE  TWENTY-FIFTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AO 
CEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  SEVENTH  DEGREE 
OF    THE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL   SERIES. 


THE  LODGE— ITS  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

The  Lodge,  in  this  degree,  is  styled  the  Council. 

The  camp,  standards,  and  tabernacle  with  its  court, 
are  as  in  the  two  preceding  degrees.  In  the  East  is  a 
transparency  on  which  is  painted  a  cross,  with  a  serpent 
coiled  round  it  and  over  the  arms. 


On  the  right  of  the  presiding  officer  is  a  short  column, 
on  which  is  a  winged  globe  encircled  by  a  serpent.     On 


360        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

the  left  of  the  Senior  Warden  and  right  of  the  Junior 
Warden  are  similar  columns,  on  each  of  which  is  a  ser- 
pent or  basilisk,  his  body  coiled  in  folds,  and  his  head 
and  neck  erect  above  the  folds.  The  globe  and  all  the 
serpents  are  gilded. 

The  presiding  officer  represents  Moses,  and  is  styled 
"  Most  Puissant  Leader."  The  Senior  Warden,  sitting 
in  the  West,  on  the  left,  represents  Joshua,  the  son 
of  Nun ;  and  the  Junior  Warden,  in  the  West,  on  the 
right,  represents  Caleb,  the  son  of  Yephanah.  The 
former  is  styled  "  Most  Valiant  Captain  of  the  Host ;" 
and  the  latter,  "  Illustrious  Chief  Prince  of  the  Tribes." 
The  Orator  sits  on  the  right  of  the  Most  Puissant 
Leader,  represents  Eleazar,  the  son  of  Aaron,  and  is 
styled  "  Most  Excellent  High-Priest."  He  wears  the 
full  dress  of  the  High-Priest,  as  prescribed  in  the  two 
preceding  degrees. 

The  Secretary  represents  Ithamar,  the  son  of  Aaron, 
sits  on  the  right  of  the  presiding  officer,  at  the  side  of 
the  hall,  a  little  to  the  front,  and  is  styled  "  Excellent 
Scribe."  He  wears  the  Priest's  dress,  as  prescribed  in 
the  tAvo  preceding  degrees. 

The  Treasurer  represents  Phinehas,  the  son  of  Eleazar, 
sits  on  the  left  of  the  presiding  officer,  at  the  side  of  the 
hall,  a  little  to  the  front,  and  is  styled  "Excellent 
Recorder."  He  also  wears  the  Priest's  dress,  as  be- 
fore prescribed. 

The  Expert  sits  on  the  south  side,  and  the  Assistant 
Expert  on  the  north  side  of  the  Tabernacle ;  the  Grand 
Master  of  Ceremonies  in  front  of  the  Senior  Warden, 
and  the  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guard  near  the  door  of 
entrance.  These  brethren  are  all  styled  "  Respectable ;" 
and  the  other  members  are  addressed  as  "  Brother  and 
Knight  A,"  or  "  B." 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   BKAZEN   SERPENT. 


361 


The  order  is  a  crimson  ribbon,  on  which  are  depicted 
the  words,  one  under  the  other,  Osiris,  Ormuzd,  Osar 
siph,  Moses ;  and  under  them  a  bull,  with  a  disk,  sur- 
mounted by  a  crescent  between  his  horns.  This  is  worn 
from  left  to  right ;  and  across  it,  from  right  to  left,  is 
worn  a  broad,  white,  watered  ribbon,  on  which  are  the 
words  Isis,  Ceres,  over  a  dog's  head  and  a  crescent.  On 
the  right  breast,  on  the  left  breast,  and  at  the  crossing 
of  these  orders,  is  a  star  of  gold.  Under  that  on  the 
right  breast  is  the  letter  A  [for  Aldebaran]  ;  under 
that  on  the  left  breast  the  letter  A  [for  Antares] ;  and 
under  that  at  the  crossing  of  the  orders,  the  letter  F 
[for  Fomalhaut].  On  the  crimson  cordon  is  the  word 
j"nDJ  [Gevurah— Valor]  ;  and  on  the  white,  ]"|N  [Aun 
— Virtus],  meaning  active  energy  or  generative  power, 
and  passive  energy  or  capacity  to  produce. 

The  jewel  is  a  tau  cross,  of  gold,  surmounted  by  a 
circle  —  the  Crux  Ansata— round  which  a  serpent  ia 
entwined.  On  the  upright  part  of  the  cross  is  engraved 
the  word  T^H  [HoLaTal,  he  has  suffered  or  been 
wounded],  and  on  the  arms  the  word  jPE^D  [NeChuSh 
TaN,  the  Brazen  Serpent]. 

The  apron  is  white,  lined  and  edged  with  black  ;  the 
white  side  spotted  with  golden  stars,  and  the  black  sid« 

16 


362  BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

with  silver  ones.  Those  on  the  white  side  represent,  by 
their  position  and  distances,  the  Pleiades,  the  Hyades, 
Orion,  and  Capella.  Those  on  the  black  side  represent 
the  stars  of  Perseus,  Scorpio,  and  Bootes.  In  the  middle 
of  the  white  side  is  a  triangle  in  a  glory,  in  the  centre 
of  which  is  the  word  rWT  On  the  flap  is  a  serpent 
in  a  circle,  with  his  tail  in  his  mouth,  and  in  the  centre 
of  the  circle  so  formed  a  scaraba3us  or  beetle.  Over 
this  is  a  star  of  gold,  with  the  letter  R  [Regulus]  over 
it ;  on  the  right  side  of  the  apron  another,  with  the  let- 
ter A  [Aldebaran]  over  it ;  on  the  left  side  another, 
with  the  letter  A  [Antares]  over  it;  and  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  apron  another,  with  the  letter  F  [Fomal- 
haut]  over  it. 

Battery — •••••-•••-• 


RECEPTION. 


So  much  of  the  truth  as  it  is  given  to  mortals  to 
know,  is  within  the  reach  of  those  alone  whose  intel- 
lects are  unclouded  by  passion  or  excess.  To  attain 
it,  to  comprehend  the  delicate  distinctions  of  the 
thought  in  which  the  truth  is  embodied,  the  intellect, 
like  a  keen  instrument  of  the  finest  steel,  must  be 
able  to  dissect  the  thought,  and  distinguish  one  from 
the  other  its  invisible  nerves.  The  edge  of  the  in- 
strument is  blunted  by  the  indulgence  of  the  sensual 
appetites,  or  of  the  intemperate  passions  of  the  soul 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   Bit  A  ZEN   SEltPENT.  363 

Therefore  it  is  that  the  sages  have  always  required 
of  those  who  sought  to  scale  the  heights  of  philoso- 
phy a  preparatory  discipline,  of  long-continued  tem- 
perance and  self-restraint ;  and  fasting  is  enjoined, 
as  well  as  prayer. 

If  thy  intellect  is  dull  and  coarse  by  nature,  or 
clouded  and  confused  by  indulgence,  the  symbolisms 
of  the  Kabala  will  have  no  meaning  to  thee ;  and  we 
shall  address  thee  in  a  foreign  tongue. 

Thus  it  is  that  true  Masonry  has  always  been,  and 
always  must  be,  confined  to  a  few ;  since  to  the  mass 
its  truths  are  foolishness  and  valueless. 


Most  Puissant  Leader,  the  soul  of  the  people  was 
discouraged,  because  of  the  way,  journeying  from 
Mount  Hor,  by  the  way  of  the  Red  Sea,  to  compass 
the  land  of  Edom ;  and  they  spake  against  Adonai 
and  against  thee,  saying  :  "  Why  hath  Al-Shadai  and 
his  servant  Moses  brought  us  up  out  of  Egypt,  to 
die  in  the  wilderness  ?  There  is  no  bread  nor  any 
water,  and  our  souls  loathe  this  light  manna.  We 
go  to  and  fro  these  forty  years  ;  and  as  Aaron  died 
in  the  desert,  so  also  shall  we  all  die  here.  Let  us  put 
trust  in  Adonai  no  longer ;  but  let  us  call  on  the 
great  gods  Amun  and  Astarte,  Osiris  and  Isis,  to 
deliver  us  from  this  misery."  And  as  they  cried 
aloud  on  them,  lo !  Adonai  sent  fiery  serpents  among 
them,  by  whom  much  people  hath  died.  And  those 
that  remain  have  repented  and  said  unto  me  :  "  Put 


364  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    RITF 

chains  upon  thy  neck  in  token  of  our  penitence,  and 
go  unto  Moses  our  leader,  and  beseech  him  to  pray 
unto  Adonai  that  he  take  away  the  serpents  from 
us  ;"  and  I  have  done  as  they  desired. 


My  brother,  life  is  a  war,  in  which  one  must  prove 
his  soldiership,  in  order  to  rise  in  rank.  Force  is 
not  given.     It  has  to  be  seized. 

He  only  is  worthy  of  initiation  in  the  profounder 
mysteries  who  has  overcome  the  fear  of  death,  and  is 
ready  to  hazard  his  life  when  the  welfare  of  his  coun- 
try or  the  interests  of  humanity  require  it ;  and  to 
die  even  an  ignoble  death,  if  thereby  the  people  may 
be  benefited. 


I  have  prayed  for  the  people,  and  Adonai  hath 
said  unto  me :  "  Make  thee  an  image  of  a  venomous 
springing  serpent,  and  set  it  upon  a  pole;  and  it 
shall  come  to  pass  that  every  one  that  is  bitten,  when 
he  looketh  upon  it,  shall  live." 

***** 

The  plague  of  serpents  is  stayed;  and  as  they 
have  fled  to  their  caves,  so  the  celestial  serpent  flees, 
with  the  scorpion,  before  the  glittering  stars  of  Orion. 
The  great  festival  of  the  vernal  equinox  approaches, 
and  it  is  time  to  prepare  ourselves  by  purification  for 
the  Passover.  Light  will  soon  prevail  once  more 
over  darkness ;  and  the  pulses  of  life  again  beat  in 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   BRAZEN   SERPENT.  365 

the  bosom  of  the  earth,  long  chilled  by  the  wintry 
frosts. 


Let  the  brazen  cross  and  the  serpent  be  borne  before 
the  congregation,  and  be  forever  a  symbol  of  Faith, 
by  the  dying  out  whereof  in  the  hearts  of  nations, 
they  fall  into  decay ;  and  lest  the  knowledge  of  its 
true  symbolic  meaning  should  in  time  be  lost,  and 
the  people  hereafter  imagine  it  to  be  something 
divine,  and  worship  it,  we  will  perpetuate  the  remem- 
brance of  this  day's  events,  and  the  true  meaning  of 
this  and  our  other  symbols,  and  of  the  fables  of 
Osiris  and  Ormuzd,  and  Typhon  and  Ahriman,  as 
the  last  degree  of  those  sacred  mysteries  which 
Joseph,  the  son  of  Jacob,  like  myself,  learned  from 
the  Egyptians,  and  which  I  have  taught  to  you  ; 
such  as  our  forefathers  practised  on  the  plains  of 
Chaldaea. 


The  Father  sends  fiery  serpents  to  sting  and  slay 
his  children.  Yet  he  commands  us  to  forgive  those 
who  trespass  against  us.  And  this  law  is  not  the 
mandate  of  his  will,  but  the  expression  of  his  nature. 
Who  will  explain  this  great  mystery  ? 

Below,  upon  the  earth,  the  serpent  is  the  minister 
of  death.  Its  image,  lifted  on  high,  heals  and  re- 
stores life. 

The  first  sages  who  sought  for  the  cause  of  causes 
eaw  good  and  evil  in  the  world ;  they  observed  the 


366        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

shadow  and  the  light ;  they  compared  winter  with 
spring,  old  age  with  youth,  life  with  death,  and  said : 
"  The  first  cause  is  beneficent  and  cruel.  It  gives 
life  and  destroys." 

"  Are  there,  then,  two  contrary  principles — a  good 
and  an  evil  ?"  cried  the  disciples  of  Manes. 

No !  the  two  principles  of  the  universal  equilibrium 
are  not  contrary  to  each  other,  though  in  apparent 
opposition ;  for  it  is  a  single  wisdom  that  opposes 
them  one  to  the  other. 

The  good  is  on  the  right,  the  evil  on  the  left ;  but 
the  supreme  good  is  above  both,  and  makes  the  evil 
subserve  the  triumph  of  the  good,  and  the  good 
serve  for  the  reparation  of  the  evil. 


"Wherefore  this  first  cause  has  always  revealed 
itself  by  the  cross ; — the  cross,  that  one  composed  of 
two,  each  of  the  two  divided,  so  that  they  constitute 
four ; — the  cross,  that  key  of  the  mysteries  of  India 
and  Egypt,  the  tau  of  the  patriarchs,  the  divine 
symbol  of  Osiris,  the  stauros  of  the  Gnostics,  the 
keystone  of  the  Temple,  the  symbol  of  occult  Ma- 
sonry ; — the  cross,  that  central  point  of  junction  of 
the  right  angles  of  four  infinite  triangles ;  the  four- 
in-one  cf  the  divine  tetragram. 


TWENTY-SIXTH  DEGREE. 


him  vt  pmj}. 


ARGUMENT. 

When  Domitian  was  emperor  of  Rome,  in  the  night  of  perse- 
cution, when  danger  and  death  hung  on  their  footsteps,  the  Chris 
tian  Masons  met  in  the  Catacombs,— an  assemblage  of  whom  is 
represented  in  this  Degree  of  Princes  of  Mercy,  who  were  repre- 
sentatives of  the  faithful  by  means  of  the  Triple  Covenant,  the 
points  of  which  were— that  made  with  Noah  when  God  set  his 
bow  in  the  heavens ;  that  made  with  Abraham,  for  him  and  his 
descendants;  and  that  made  with  all  the  earth,  that  the  day 
should  come  when  light,  truth,  and  happiness  should  be  victo- 
rious over  darkness,  error,  and  miseiy. 

The  assemblages  generally  met  to  celebrate  the  Mysteries  in 
the  great  Temple  of  Elephanta ;  then  in  the  secret  chambers  of 
that  of  Bouddha  at  Salsette;  in  the  roofless  fanes  of  Persia,  in  the 
forest  temples  of  the  Druids,  in  the  pyramids  of  Memphis,  in  the 
vaults  of  Crete  and  Samothrace,  in  the  great  temple  of  Eleusis, 
under  the  Holy  of  Holies  at  Jeruiialem,  and  in  the  Catacomb* 
under  Borne. 


PRIXCE    OF    MERCY; 

OR, 

SCOTTISH  TRINITARIAN 

THE  TWENTY-SIXTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC 
CEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  EIGHTH  DEGREE  OV 
THE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL    SERIES. 


_^ 


DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

Bodies  of  this  degree  are  styled  Chapters.  The 
hangings  are  green,  supported  by  nine  columns,  alter- 
nately white  and  red ;  upon  each  of  which  is  a  chan- 
delier, holding  nine  lights.  The  canopy  over  the  throne 
is  green,  white,  and  red;  and  before  the  throne  is  a 
table,  covered  with  a  cloth  of  the  same  colors.  Over 
the  throne  hangs  a  triple  interlaced  triangle  of  broad 
bars,  two  of  which  are  white,  and  one  black ;  and  in 
its  centre  the  letter  \  Instead  of  a  gavel,  the  presiding 
officer  uses  an  arrow,  the  plume  of  which  is  red  on  one 
side  and  green  on  the  other,  the  spear  white,  and  the 
point  gilded. 

By  the  altar  is  a  statue  or  statuette  of  white  marble, 
the  naked  figure  of  a  virgin.     Over  it  is  a  drapery  of 

16* 


370 


BOOK    OF   THE    A.    AND    A.    RITE. 


thin  white  gauze.     This  represents  Truth,  and  is  the 
palladium  of  the  Order  of  Princes  of  Mercy. 

The  altar,  placed  in  the  centre  of  the  room,  is  of  a 
triangular  shape,  each  side  measuring  18  inches,  and 
its  height  being  36  inches.  The  top  is  a  plate,  like 
gold,  on  which,  formed  of  different  colored  stones,  is 
the  word  r\)PP  ',  and  under  that  a  passion  cross,  on 
either  side  of  which,  above  the  arms,  are  the  Greek 
letters  fc  •  •  •  •  ~£b-     At  each  corner  is  a  flame  of  brass. 


PRINCE  05    MEECY. 


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The  presiding  officer  is  styled  "Most  Excellent  Chief 
Prince." 

The  Wardens,  "  Excellent  Senior  Warden,"  and  "  Ex 
cellent  Junior  Warden." 

The  Expert  and  Assistant  Expert  are  styled  "  Respect- 
able Senior  and  Junior  Deacons." 

The  Captain  of  the  Guards  is  styled  "  Valiant  Guard  of 
the  Palladium  ;"  and  the  Tiler,  "  Captain  of  the  Guard." 

The  other  officers  are  styled  "  Venerable." 

The  Chief  Prince  wears  a  tricolored  tunic,  green, 
white,  and  red,  and  a  crown  with  nine  points.  The 
other  members  wear  white  tunics.  All  wear  the  Order, 
which  is  a  broad  tricolored  ribbon,  green,  white,  and 
red,  worn  from  right  to  left. 


The  apron  is  scarlet,  with  a  wide  border  of  white.  In 
the  centre  is  an  equilateral  triangle,  the  bars  forming  the 
sides  of  which  are  green.  In  the  centre  of  this  are  the 
emblems  on  the  jewel,  embroidered  in  gold.  The  flap 
is  sky-blue. 

The  jewel  is  an  equilateral  triangle,  of  bars  of  gold, 
with  a  flaming  heart  of  gold  in  the  centre.  On  the 
heart  are  the  letters  I.-.  H.\  S.\  ;  and  on  the  respective 
eides  cf  the  triangle,  W.\  on  the  right,  F.\  on  the  left, 


372  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

and  H.\  at  the  bottom.  This  jewel  is  suspended  from  a 
small  collar  of  narrow,  watered,  purple  ribbon,  and 
hangs  on  the  breast. 

The  March  is  3  equal  steps,  the  first  taken  with  the 
left  foot. 

The  Order  is,  standing,  the  right  hand  on  the  right 
hip. 

The  age  is  9  by  9,  or  81. 

The  Tessera,  or  mark,  given  to  the  initiate,  is  a  small 
fish,  of  ivory  or  mother-of-pearl,  on  one  side  of  which 
is  the  word  n)\V,  an<i  on  tne  other  "^  r[L  Q9Jja= 

Battery — •••—•••—••—•••—•••—• 


RECEPTION. 

***** 

31.'.  E.\  Listen  to  the  ancient  dogmas  and  teach- 
ings. 

Or.  Thus  said  the  holy  books  of  ancient  India  : 
There  are  three  supreme  gods,  the  three  forms  and 
aspects  of  the  first,  the  supreme,  single,  invisible 
God,  cause  of  all  phenomena,  and  soul  of  the  world: 
and  these  three,  the  powers  of  creation,  preservation, 
and  destruction,  distinct  in  persons,  are  but  one  God, 
the  triple  form  of  the  Supreme,  the  word  A.-.  U.\  M/., 
first  utterance  of  the  Eternal. 

J:.  W:.  Said  the  ancient  Hindoos :  Chrishna,  the 
second  person  of  the  Trimourti,  bom  of  a  royal  vir- 
gin, without  sin,  descended  into  hell,  arose  again, 
and  ascended  to  heaven.     He  will  appear  again  at 


PRINCE   OF   MERCY.  373 

the  end  of  the  world,  will  become  man,  and  mounted 
on  a  white  horse,  with  a  sword  glittering  like  a  comet, 
will  traverse  the  world  and  destroy  the  guilty.  The 
great  serpent  shall  consume  the  universe  ;  but  the 
seeds  of  creation  shall  be  preserved  in  the  lotus ;  and 
a  new  creation  shall  commence. 

S.'.  W.\  Above  all  existences,  said  the  ancient 
Bouddhists,  is  the  spirit,  universal,  indestructible,  who 
during  incalculable  time  preserves  all  that  is,  and 
remains  in  repose,  until  the  laws  of  destiny  oblige 
him  to  create  new  worlds.  From  him  flow  the  Boud- 
dhas,  each  a  trinity  of  intelligence,  law,  and  unison, 
each  a  Kedeemer.  The  stars  shall  salute  him  at  his 
nativity,  and  all  mankind  unite  in  orisons  to  God. 

31.'.  E.\  From  the  supreme  divinity  and  ancient 
unlimited  time,  said  the  old  Persians,  emanated  the 
pure  light.  He  will  in  the  fourth  age  create  Sosiosch 
the  Saviour,  who  shall  prepare  the  human  race  for 
the  general  resurrection. 

0r.\  Mithra,  it  was  said  in  the  ancient  Sabean 
Mysteries,  is  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  universe 
himself,  appearing  in  visible  shape,  the  spirit  of  the 
sun  and  light,  the  eye  of  Ormuzd.  He  is  three  and 
one ;  for  his  essence  illuminates,  warms,  and  makes 
fruitful  at  once.  He  is  the  incarnate  mediator,  bring- 
ing back  souls  to  God. 

J.'.  W.'.  The  Supreme  God  Alfader,  said  our  an- 
cient brethren  the  Druids,  is  eternal.  He  made 
heaven,  earth,  and  ah*,  and  men,  and  gave  to  men 
immortal  souls. 


374  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AST)   A.    RITE. 

S.'.  W.\  Amun-Re,  said  the  ancient  Egyptian^ 
the  uncreated,  is  the  Supreme  Triad,  father,  mother, 
and  son,  from  whom  the  long  chain  of  Triads  de- 
scends to  the  incarnations  in  human  form.  Osiris, 
final  conqueror  of  Typhon,  shall  sit  in  judgment  on 
all  the  dead,  and  pronounce  the  final  sentence,  on 
each  according  to  his  deserts. 

Af.\  E:.  He,  said  the  Hebrew  Kabalists,  is  the 
Supreme,  the  hidden  lamp,  whereof  is  no  cognition. 
He  is  found  to  have  three  heads,  contained  in  one 
head.  Wisdom  is  the  father,  and  intelligence  the 
mother,  and  from  them  flows  truth.  These  three  are — 
Chochmah,  wisdom  ;  Binah,  the  mother  of  under- 
standing ;  and  Daath,  intellectual  cognition. 

Or.'.  Again,  hear  ye !  In  the  beginning  was  the 
Word,  and  the  Word  was  with  God.  and  the  Word  was 
God  :  all  things  were  made  by  him  :  in  him  was  life, 
and  that  life  was  the  light  of  mankind ;  the  time 
light,  which  lighteth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the 
world.  And  the  Word  became  incarnate,  and  dwelt 
among  men,  and  they  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  of 
the  first-bom  of  the  Father.  Thus  said  the  ancient 
Christian  Masons ;  and  they  said  also :  There  are 
three  that  bear  record  in  heaven ;  the  Father,  the 
Word,  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  these  three  are  one. 


J.'.  W.\  Thus  in  all  ages  the  golden  threads  of 
truth  have  gleamed  in  the  woof  of  error.  Fortunate 
the  Mason  who,  bv  the  light  of  wisdom,  the  tine 


PRINCE   OF  MERCY.  375 

Masonic  light,  second  emanation  from  the  Deity, 
can  discern  the  golden  threads,  God's  hieroglyphics, 
written  when  time  began ;  and  read  them  aright,  as 
they  were  read  by  our  ancient  brethren  in  the  early 
ages! 

S.'.  W.\  Thus  in  all  ages  the  word  of  God,  his 
thought,  not  uttered  in  a  voice  audible  to  mortal 
ears,  has  spoken  in  the  souls  of  men,  and  taught 
them  the  great  truths  of  reason,  philosophy,  and 
religion.  Fortunate  the  Mason  to  whom  that  word, 
the  Deity  manifest,  is  audible,  intelligible,  signifi- 
cant ;  God's  thought,  that  made  the  stars  and  all 
that  is,  and  the  great  laws  of  harmony  and  motion ! 

31.'.  E:.  Thus  in  all  ages  rosy  gleams  of  light, 
piercing  the  dark  clouds  of  error,  have  taught  man- 
kind that  truth  and  light,  perfect  and  glorious,  linger 
below  the  horizon,  in  time  to  rise  to  fill  God's  uni- 
verse with  fight  and  glory,  at  the  dawn  of  his  pro- 
mised day.  Fortunate  the  Mason,  who  with  firm 
faith  and  hope  accepts  these  struggling  rays  that 
gild  the  clouds,  as  ample  evidence  that  in  God's  good 
time  his  dawn  of  day  will  come,  and  be  eternal. 

CHANT. 


You  have  assumed  the  name  of  Constans,  and  thua 
profess  yourself  firm,  intrepid,  and  persevering.  This 
Lodge  represents  a  Lodge  of  Christian  Masons  held 
at  nighi;  in  the  gloomy  catacombs  under  Rome,  in 


376  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    BITE. 

the  time  of  the  persecuting  Emperor  Domitiau ;  and 
you  represent  a  Catechumen  who,  having  attained 
the  second  degree  of  the  Essenian  and  early  Chris- 
tian Mysteries,  sought  by  receiving  the  third  and 
last  degree  to  become  one  of  the  faithful  or  the  elect. 
Whatever  your  faith,  you  at  least  believe,  as  they 
did,  in  the  unity  and  providence  of  God. 


PRAYER. 

Infinitely  Illustrious  and  Supreme  Father,  infi- 
nitely various  of  counsel,  who  consumest  all  things, 
and  again  thyself  reproducest  and  repairest  them; 
who  directest  the  ineffable  harmonies  that  are  the 
law  of  the  boundless  universe !  Universal  Parent  of 
eternally  successive  being ;  who  art  everywhere  pre- 
sent ;  of  whose  essence  are  justice,  mercy,  and  good- 
ness ;  author  of  life  and  soul,  of  all  that  moves  ;  aid 
us  to  keep  thy  commandments  and  perform  our  du- 
ties !  Keep  us  from  the  slippery  descents  of  vice, 
and  help  us  to  stand  firm  in  the  ways  of  duty !  Sup- 
port and  strengthen  this  our  brother,  and  all  Masons 
everywhere !  Fill  our  souls  with  love  for  thee !  Save 
us  from  persecutors;  teach  us  and  all  our  breth- 
ren to  be  tolerant  of  error,  the  common  lot  of  man ; 
and  send  our  life  a  happy,  blameless  end ! 

AU.  Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be 
thy  name,  etc.     Amen !     So  mote  it  be. 

M.\  E.'.  My  brother,  you  have  ascended  too  high 


PRINCE  OF  MERCY.  377 

in  Masonry  to  be  longer  subjected  to  physical  tests 
and  trials,  or  you  would  again  in  this  degree  have 
represented  the  Fellow  Craft,  or  Companion,  advan- 
cing toward  the  Master's  degree. 

In  the  early  days  of  Christianity,  there  was  an 
initiation  like  those  of  the  Pagans.     Persons  were 
admitted  on  special  conditions  only.     To  arrive  at  a 
complete  knowledge  of  the   doctrine,  they  had  to 
pass  three   degrees   of    instruction.      The  initiates 
were  consequently  divided  into  three  classes:   the 
first,   auditors,   the  second,   catechumens,   and   the 
third  the  faithful.     The  auditors  were  novices,  pre- 
pared by  ceremonies  and  instruction  to  receive  the 
dogmas  of  Christianity.     A  portion  of  these  dogmas 
was  made  known  to  the  Catechumens ;  who,   after 
particular  purifications,   received    baptism,    or  the 
initiation  of  the  theogenesis  (divine  generation) ;  but 
in  the  grand  mysteries  of  that  religion,  the  incarna- 
tion,  nativity,  passion,  and  resurrection  of   Christ, 
none  were  initiated   but   the  faithful.     These  doc- 
trines, and  the  celebration  of  the  holy  sacraments, 
particularly  the  Eucharist,  were  kept  with  profound 
secrecy. 


To  avoid  persecution,  the  early  Christians  were 
compelled  to  use  great  precaution,  and  to  hold  meet- 
ings of  the  faithful  [of  the  household  of  faith]  hi 
private  places,  under  concealment  by  darkness.  They 
assembled  in  the  night,  and  they  guarded  against 


Ui3  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    RITE. 

the  intrusion  of  false  brethren  and  profane  persons, 
spies,  who  might  cause  their  arrest  During  tho 
early  persecutions  they  took  refuge  in  the  vast  cata- 
combs which  stretched  for  miles  in  every  direction 
under  the  city  of  Rome,  and  are  supposed  to  have 
been  of  Etruscan  origin.  There,  amid  labyrinthine 
windings,  deep  caverns,  hidden  chambers,  chapels 
and  tombs,  the  persecuted  fugitives  found  refuge, 
and  there  they  performed  the  ceremonies  of  the 
mysteries. 

They  conversed  together  figuratively,  and  by  the 
use  of  symbols ;  and  those  who  were  initiated  were 
bound  by  solemn  promise  not  to  disclose  or  even 
converse  about  the  secrets  of  the  mysteries,  except 
with  such  as  had  received  them  under  the  same 
sanction. 


This  then  is  the  history  of  the  sufferings  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  its  Masonic  application  as  made  by  the 
Christian  Mason.  Some  of  the  ceremonies  of  the 
first  three  degrees,  which,  whatever  your  faith,  may 
not  be  uninteresting  to  you,  since  you  are  in  no  wise 
required  to  receive  them  as  correct,  are  as  fol'ows : 


M.\  E:.  Behold,  the  darkness  is  past,  and  the 
true  light  now  shineth.  My  brother,  you  have  before 
this  been  brought  to  light  in  Masonry,  when  the 
Worshipful  Master,  with   the  aid  of   the   brethren, 


PEINCE   OF   MERCY.  379 

first  made  vou  a  Mason.  You  have  been  taught  to 
believe  in  the  true  God.  You  have  passed  through 
degrees  intended  to  remind  you  of  the  Essenian  and 
Hebrew  mysteries ;  and  in  this  you  have  heard  de- 
scribed those  practised  by  the  first  Christians.  As 
you  were  not  required  to  profess  a  belief  in  the  tenets 
of  the  Essenes  or  the  Pharisees,  so  neither  here  are 
you  required  to  believe  in  the  divine  mission  or  char- 
acter of  Jesus  of  Nazareth.  We  shadow  forth  the 
secret  discipline  of  the  early  Christians,  as  we  do 
the  other  Mysteries,  as  the  diverse  and  often  eccen- 
tric forms  in  which  Masonry  has  developed  itself  in 
the  different  ages  of  the  world.  Masonically,  we 
know  not  whether  you  be  Christian,  Jew,  or  Moslem. 
If  you  be  Christian,  you  will  see  in  this  degree  a 
Christian  ceremony  ;  and  so  you  have  the  right  to  in- 
terpret it.  Your  brethren  will  respect  your  faith,  as 
they  have  a  right  to  demand  that  you  shall  respect 
theirs.  If  you  be  not  a  Christian,  you  will  see  in  it 
a  mere  historical  allegory,  symbolizing  great  truths, 
acknowledged  alike  by  you  and  them. 

While  3*ou  were  veiled  in  darkness,  you  heard  re- 
peated by  the  voice  of  the  great  past  its  most  ancient 
doctrines.  No  one  has  the  right  to  object,  if  the 
Christian  Mason  sees  foreshadowed  in  Chrishna  and 
Sosiosch,  hi  Mithras  and  Osiris,  the  divine  Word, 
that,  as  he  believes,  became  man,  and  died  upon  the 
cross  to  redeem  a  fallen  race.  Nor  can  he  object 
if  others  see  in  the  Word  that  was  in  the  beginning 
with  God,  and  that  was  God,  only  the  logos  of  Plato 


380  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.    RUE. 

and  Philo,  or  the  uttered  thought  or  first  emanation 
of  light,  or  the  reason,  of  the  great,  silent,  uncreated 
Deity,  believed  in  and  adored  by  all. 

We  do  not  undervalue  the  importance  of  any  truth. 
We  utter  no  word  that  can  be  deemed  irreverent  by 
any  one  of  any  faith.  We  do  not  tell  the  Moslem 
that  it  is  only  important  for  him  to  believe  that  there 
is  but  one  God,  and  wholly  unessential  whether  Ma- 
homet was  his  prophet.  We  do  not  tell  the  Hebrew 
that  the  Messiah,  whom  he  expects,  was  born  in 
Bethlehem  nearly  two  thousand  years  ago;  and  as 
little  do  we  tell  the  Christian  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth 
was  but  a  man,  or  his  history  the  revival  of  an  older 
legend.  To  do  either  is  beyond  our  jurisdiction. 
Masonry,  of  no  one  age,  belongs  to  all  time ;  of  no 
one  religion,  it  finds  its  great  truths  in  all. 

Masonry  is  a  worship ;  but  one  in  which  all  civil- 
ized men  can  unite.  It  trusts  in  God,  and  hopes ;  it 
believes,  like  a  child,  and  is  humble.  It  draws  no 
sword  to  compel  others  to  adopt  its  belief,  or  to  be 
happy  with  its  hopes.  And  it  waits  with  patience  to 
understand  the  mysteries  of  nature  hereafter. 

The  greatest  mysteries  in  the  universe  are  those 
which  are  ever  going  on  around  us ;  so  trite  •  and 
common  to  us  that  we  never  note  them  or  reflect 
upon  them.  There  are  other  forces  in  the  universe 
than  those  that  are  mechanical. 

Here  are  two  minute  seeds,  not  much  unlike  in 
appearance,  and  two  of  larger  size.  Hand  them  to 
Chemistry,  which  tells  us  how  combustion  goes  on  in 


PRISCE    OF   MERCY.  381 

the  lungs,  and  plants  are  fed  with  phosphorus  and 
carbon,  and  the  alkalies  and  silex.  Let  it  decom- 
pose them,  analyze  them,  torture  them  in  all  the 
ways  it  knows.  The  net  result  of  each  is  a  little 
sugar,  a  little  fibrin,  a  little  water — carbon,  potas- 
sium, sodium,  and  the  like — one  cares  not  to  know 
what. 

"We  hide  them  in  the  ground ;  and  the  slight  rains 
moisten  them,  and  the  sun  shines  upon  them,  and 
little  slender  shoots  spring  up  and  grow ;  and  what 
a  miracle  is  the  mere  growth  !  the  force,  the  power, 
the  capacity,  by  which  the  little  feeble  shoot,  that  a 
small  worm  can  nip  off  with  a  single  snap  of  its 
mandibles,  extracts  from  the  earth  and  air  and  water 
the  different  elements  with  which  it  increases  in  sta- 
ture, and  rises  imperceptibly  toward  the  sky ! 

One  grows  to  be  a  slender,  feeble  stalk,  like  an 
ordinary  weed;  another  a  strong  bush,  armed  with 
thorns,  and  sturdy  enough  to  bid  defiance  to  the 
winds ;  the  third  a  tender  tree,  subject  to  be  blighted 
by  the  frost,  and  looked  down  upon  by  all  the  forest ; 
while  another  spreads  its  rugged  arms  abroad,  and 
cares  for  neither  frost  nor  ice,  nor  the  snows  that  for 
months  he  heaped  around  its  roots. 

But  lo  !  out  of  the  brown  foul  earth,  and  colorless 
invisible  air,  and  limpid  rain-water,  the  chemistry  of 
the  seeds  has  extracted  colors — four  different  shades 
of  green,  that  paint  the  leaves,  which  put  forth  in 
the  spring  upon  our  plant,  our  shrub,  and  our  trees. 
Later  still  come  the  flowers — the  vivid  colors  of  the 


382  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    4^"D   A.    RITE. 

rose,  the  beautiful  brilliance  of  the  carnation,  the 
modest  blush  of  the  apple,  and  the  splendid  white 
of  the  orange.  Whence  come  these  colors0  By 
what  process  of  chemistry  are  they  extracted  from 
the  carbon,  the  phosphorus,  and  the  lime?  Is  it 
any  greater  miracle  to  make  something  out  of 
nothing  ? 

Pluck  the  flowers.  Inhale  the  delicious  perfumes , 
each  perfect  and  all  delicious.  Whence  have  they 
come  ?  By  what  combination  of  acids  and  alkalies 
could  the  chemist  produce  them  ? 

And  the  fruit — the  ruddy  apple  and  the  golden 
orange — the  texture  and  fabric  how  totally  differ- 
ent !  the  taste  how  entirely  dissimilar ! — the  per- 
fume of  each  distinct  from  its  flower,  and  from  the 
other.  Whence  the  taste  and  this  new  perfume  ? 
The  same  earth  and  air  and  water  have  been  made 
to  furnish  a  different  taste  to  each  fruit,  a  different 
perfume  not  only  to  each  fruit,  but  to  each  fruit  and 
its  own  flower. 

Is  it  any  more  a  problem  whence  come  thought 
and  will  and  perception,  and  all  the  phenomena  of 
the  mind,  than  this,  whence  come  the  colors,  the  per- 
fumes, the  taste  of  the  fruit  and  flower  ? 

And  lo  !  in  each  fruit  new  seeds,  each  gifted  with 
the  same  wondrous  power  of  reproduction — each 
with  the  same  wondrous  forces  wrapped  up  in  it  to 
be  again  in  turn  evolved; — forces,  that  had  lived 
three  thousand  years  in  the  grain  of  wheat  found  in 
the  wrappings  of  an  Egyptian  mummy ;  forces,  oi 


PRINCE  OF  MERCY.  383 

which  learning,  and  science,  and  wisdom  know  nG 
more  than  they  do  of  the  nature  and  laws  of  action 
of  God.  "What  can  ive  know  of  the  nature,  and  how 
can  we  understand  the  powers  and  mode  of  opera- 
tion, of  the  human  soul,  when  the  glossy  leaves,  the 
pearl-white  flower,  and  the  golden  fruit  of  the 
orange  are  miracles  wholly  beyond  our  comprehen- 
sion? 

We  but  hide  our  ignorance  in  a  cloud  of  words ; 
and  the  words  too  often  are  mere  combinations  of 
sounds  without  any  meaning. 

What  force  draws  the  needle  toward  the  north  ? 
What  force  moves  the  muscle  that  raises  the  arm, 
when  the  will  determines  it  shall  rise?  Whence 
comes  the  ivill  itself?  Is  it  spontaneous — a  first 
cause,  or  an  effect?  These  too  are  miracles,  inex- 
plicable as  the  creation,  or  the  self-existence  of 
God. 


On  being  now  again  brought  to  light,  you  see  upon 
the  altar  before  you  the  luminous  delta,  with  three 
equal  sides,  in  all  ages  the  representation  of  Deity, 
the  trinity  of  wisdom,  power,  and  harmony ;  and 
upon  it  the  ineffable  name,  and  the  cross,  in  all  time 
the  emblem  of  eternity. 


Ms.  E.\  My  brother,  the  colors  of  this  degree  are 
green,  red,  and  white.     They  symbolize  che  Masonic 


384  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.    RITE. 

trinity.  The  green  is  an  emblem  of  the  infinite  wis- 
dom ;  the  red,  of  the  supreme  energy,  force,  or 
power ;  and  the  white,  produced  by  mingling  all  the 
colors,  of  the  divine  harmony. 

On  the  three  sides  of  the  jewel  you  see  the  letters 
W.\  F.\  and  H.\ — the  initials  of  the  words  Wisdom, 
Force,  and  Harmony ;  and  on  the  inflamed  heart  in 
the  centre,  three  letters  which  the  Christian  Mason 
reads  as  the  initials  of  the  phrase,  Jesus  Hominum 
Salvator ;  but  which  you  are  at  liberty  to  read  S.\ 
L\  H.\ — Sapientia,  Imperium,  Harmonia — Wisdom, 
Power,  and  Harmony. 

Perhaps  you  suspect  that  there  is  still  remaining 
behind  an  inner  meaning  of  the  word  "  Trinity,"  con- 
necting itself  with  your  title  of  Scottish  Trinitarian. 
It  may  be  so.  Masonry  discloses  its  secrets  cau- 
tiously, and  never  makes  the  whole  truth  known  at 
once. 


Crown  of  Venus  Urania.    I-ian  Hkad-dbess  and  Haiti's  holy  sun. 


TWENTY-SEVENTH  DEGKEE. 


tnmmx  ot  iht  WtmyU. 


ARGUMENT. 

Thb  degTee  of  Knight  Commander  of  the  Temple  is  sometimes 
called  Teutonic  Knight  of  the  House  of  St.  Mary  of  Jerusalem. 
The  Order  originated  at  the  siege  of  St.  Jean  d'Acre,  when  tents 
were  made  for  the  sick  and  wounded  of  the  sails  of  the  ships ; 
and  while  they  fought  the  infidel  Saladin  by  day,  and  nursed  the 
sick  and  wounded  soldiers  by  night,  the  Knights  engaged 
themselves  to  guard  the  city  of  Jerusalem  against  the  Saracens ; 
to  protect  Christendom  ;  to  succor  and  assist  the  feeble  and  op- 
pressed, and  to  defend  the  innocent.  Their  five  excellent  quali- 
ties were  Humility,  Temperance,  Chastity,  Generosity,  and 
Honor ;  and  they  practised  all  the  Masonic  virtues.  This  is  the 
first  strictly  chivalric  degree  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot 
tish  rite- 


KNIGHT  COMMANDER  OF  THE  TEMPLE. 

THE  TWENTY-SEVENTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND 
ACCEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  NINTH  DEGREE 
OF    THE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL   SERIES 


LODGES,  FURNITURE,  ETC. 

Bodies  of  this  chivalric  degree  are  styled  Chapters. 
The  hangings  are  scarlet,  with  black  columns  at  inter- 
vals, on  each  of  which  is  an  arm  or  branch,  holding  a 
light.  The  hangings  and  columns  are  so  arranged  as  to 
make  the  shape  of  the  Chapter  a  circle. 

The  canopy  and  throne  are  of  scarlet,  sprinkled  with 
black  tears. 

In  front  of  the  East  is  a  candelabrum,  with  three 
circles  of  lights,  one  above  the  other.  In  the  lowest 
circle  are  twelve  lights ;  in  the  middle  one  nine  ;  and  in 
the  upper  one  six. 

In  the  centre  of  the  room  is  a  very  large  round  table, 
on  which  are  five  lamps,  with  globular  shades  of  ground 
glass,  arranged  in  the  shape  of  a  passion-cross,  the  ver- 
tical shaft  extending  East  and  West,  the  head  of  the 
cross  to  the  East.     These  lamps  must  be  fed  with  olive 


3S8        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

oil.  On  this  table  is  a  crucifix,  a  copy  of  the  Penta- 
teuch in  Hebrew,  a  crown  or  garland  of  laurel,  a  sword 
and  large  key,  crossed,  an  apron  and  pair  of  gloves  of  the 
degree ;  and  scattered  upon  it,  in  no  particular  order,  all 
the  working  tools  of  the  Symbolic  Lodge.  Around  this 
table  all  the  Commanders  sit. 

In  the  West  are  the  following  sentences : 

"In  many  words  thou  shalt  not  avoid  sin." 
"  Life  and  death  are  dispensed  by  the  tongue." 

OFFICERS  AND  TITLES. 

The  Sovereign  Grand  Commander  of  the  Supreme 
Council  of  the  33d  degree  is  the  Grand  Master  of  the 
Order.  The  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Consistory  in 
which  the  Chapter  is  held  is  the  Provincial  Grand  Master. 

The  presiding  officer  of  a  Chapter  is  styled  "  Com- 
mander in  Chief,"  with  the  title  of  "  Eminent."  The 
Senior  Warden  is  styled  "  Marshal ;"  and  the  Junior 
Warden,  "  Turcopilier ;"  the  Orator,  "  Hospitaller ;"  the 
Master  of  Ceremonies,  "  Draper ;"  the  Secretary,  "  Chan- 
cellor ;"  the  Treasurer,  "  Seneschal ;"  the  Expert  and 
Assistant  Expert,  "  First,"  and  "  Second  Lieutenant ;" 
and  a  "  Captain  of  the  Guard."  In  addressing  each, 
the  words  "  Brother  Knight"  are  prefixed  to  his  official 
title.  The  Tiler  is  styled  "  Sentinel."  There  is  also  a 
"  Chaplain." 

The  Eminent  Commandei  sits  on  the  east  side  of  the 
table ;  the  Marshal  and  Turcopilier  on  the  West  side, 
the  latter  on  the  right  of  the  former;  the  Hospitaller  on 
the  south  side  ;  the  Draper  on  the  north ;  the  Secretary 
on  the  left  of  the  Eminent  Commander,  half  way  be- 
tween him  and  the  Hospitaller ;  and  the  Treasurer  on 
the  right  of  the  Eminent  Commander,  half  way  between 


KNIGHT   COMMANDER  OF  THE   TEMPLE. 


389 


him  and  the  Draper ;  the  First  Lieutenant  on  the  right 
of  the  Hospitaller ;  the  Second  Lieutenant  on  the  left 
of  the  Draper ;  and  the  Captain  of  the  Guard  on  the 
right  of  the  Junior  Warden.  The  Chaplain  sits  on  the 
right  of  the  Eminent  Commander. 

DRESS,  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

The  apron  is  of  scarlet-colored  lambskin,  lined  and 
edged  with  black.  The  flap  is  white,  and  on  it  is  a 
Teutonic  Cross  (described  as  a  cross  potent  sable, 
charged  with  another  cross  double  potent  or,  surcharged 
with  an  iscutcheun  of  the  Empire,  the  principal  cross 
surmounted  by  a  chief  azure,  semee  of  France).     Thus: 


In  the  middle  of  the  apron  is  a  key,  in  black,  and 
round  it,  embroidered  in  green  of  the  proper  shade,  a 
garland  or  wreath  of  laurel. 

The  gloves  are  white,  lined,  edged,  and  embroidered 
with  red. 

The  order  is  of  white  watered  ribbon,  edged  with  red, 
worn  as  a  collar  (en  camail),  at  the  bottom  of  which 
the  jewel  hangs.  On  each  side  of  the  collai  is  em 
broidered  in  black  and  gold  the  Teutonic  Crass. 


S'JO  BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND   A.   KITE. 

A  sash  is  worn  across  the  body,  from  right  to  left, 
being  a  broad  watered  scarlet  ribbon,  edged  with  black, 
at  the  end  of  which  hangs  a  gold  cross  of  the  Order. 


The  jewel  is  a  triangle  of  gold,  on  which  is  enamelled 
the  word  IXRI. 

The  hilt  of  the  sword  is  in  the  shape  of  a  cross,  and 
gilt.     The  scabbard  and  sword-belt  are  black. 

Under  these  decorations,  each  wears  a  tunic  of  white 
woollen  stuff,  reaching  to  the  mid-thigh ;  and  over  all  a 
Knight's  mantle  of  scarlet  velvet,  reaching  nearly  to 
the  ground,  lined  with  white  silk.  On  the  breast  of 
the  tunic  is  embroidered  a  Teutonic  Cross,  as  above  de- 
scribed ;  and  on  the  right  side  of  the  mantle  a  passion- 
cross,  in  black. 


The  hat  is  broad-brimmed,  with  red  plumes,  and  a 
black  and  white  cockade. 

A  gilt  spur  is  worn  on  each  heeh 
Battery — ••••—•••—•*. 


KNIGHT   COMMANDER   OF  THE  TEMPLE. 


391 


RECEPTION. 


The  following  dirge  is  sung  in  the  adjoining  apart- 
ment. 

DIRGE. 

Bro.  Henry  Tucker. 


Solemnly. 


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Life's     brief,  un  -  cer  -    tain,      storm  -  y        clay  ; 


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'6CJ'2  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.    RITE. 

The  Brother  Terrible  on  high 
With  sonorous  voice  to  all  will  cry : 

"  We  all  must  die !     We  all  must  die ! 

"  Judgment  is  ever  drawing  nigh. 

"  Assemble,  Masons,  one  and  all ! 
" Rise  in  the  body  at  my  call!" 

We  all  must  die !  .  We  all  must  die ! 

And  heaven,  we  trust,  is  drawing  nigh ! 

Repeat  the  last  two  lines. 
*  *  *  *  ♦ 

Those  who  formerly  entered  this  Order  conse- 
crated themselves  to  the  service  of  the  sick  and 
suffering,  were  constantly  employed  in  works  of 
mercy,  and  devoted  themselves  to  the  service  and 
defence  of  the  Christian  faith.  They  were  no  longer 
allowed  to  act  for  themselves ;  but  on  the  contrary 
were  obliged  absolutely  to  renounce  their  own  will 
and  pleasure,  and  implicitly  to  comply  with  that  of 
their  superiors.  The  change  of  circumstances  and 
manners  make  this  strictness  to  be  no  longer  re- 
quired ;  but  you  will  contract  with  us  an  analogous 
engagement. 

***** 

E.  C.  By  my  authority  and  power  as  Commander- 
in-chief  of  this  Chapter,  and  in  the  name  of  the 
Grand  Master  of  the  Order,  I  hereby  constitute, 
create,  and  dub  thee  a  Knight  Commander  of  the 
Temple.     Be  true,  devout,  and  brave !     Arise,  A.  B., 


EKIGHT   COMMANDER  OF  THE  TEMPLE. 


393 


no  longer  a  serving  brother,  but  a  Knight ;  and  may 
glory  and  good  fortune  attend  you  ! 


Receive  now  the  five  trophies  of  this  degree. 

I  crown  you  with  this  garland  of  laurel.  This 
especially  is  meant  to  crown  your  good  works,  done 
to  the  Order,  the  Lodges,  and  your  brethren  ;  and  to 
encourage  you  to  persevere. 

I  present  you  with  the  apron  and  gloves,  the  collar, 
sash,  and  jewel  of  the  Order.  The  colors  of  these 
decorations  are  white,  red,  and  black.  For  whom 
this  latter  color,  the  emblem  of  sorrow  and  mourn- 
ing, is  worn,  you  will  know  at  a  proper  time. 

I  present  you  with  the  sword  of  a  Knight,  to 
enable  you  to  maintain  the  rights  of  Masonry  and 
of  men,  and  to  punish  their  enemies  and  tyrants.  If 
in  that  contest  you  should  fall,  you  will  have  ful- 
filled the  noblest  destiny  of  a  Knight  and  gentle- 
man. 

I  present  you  with  the  spurs  of   a  Knight.     As 


39-1  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

you  have  worn  tliein  worthily,  so  may  you  wear  them 
with  honor !  God  forbid  that  for  any  act  of  base  un« 
worthiness  you  should  ever  be  deprived  of  them ! 

I  present  you  with  the  pallium  or  mantle  of  the 
Order.  This  cross  is  the  sign  of  the  Order,  which 
we  command  you  constantly  to  wear. 

Take  this  sign  in  the  name  of  God,  for  the  increase 
of  faith,  the  defence  of  the  Order,  and  the  service  of 
the  poor.  We  place  this  cross  upon  your  breast,  my 
brother,  that  you  may  love  it  with  all  your  heart ; 
and  may  your  right  hand  ever  fight  in  its  defence 
and  for  its  preservation,  as  the  symbol  of  knightly 
Masonry. 


HISTORY. 

When  St.  Jean  d'Acre,  the  ancient  Ptolemais,  on 
the  southern  side  of  which  was  Mount  Carniel,  was 
besieged  by  the  Christian  forces,  for  nearly  two 
years,  under  Guy  of  Lusignan,  King  of  Jerusalem, 
Conrad,  Marquis  of  Montferrat,  and  other  princes 
and  leaders  from  every  country  in  Europe, — and 
especially  by  Henry  VI.  of  Germany,  son  of  Fred- 
erich  Barbarossa,  joined,  near  the  end  of  the  siege, 
by  Philip  Augustus  of  France  and  Richard  Cceur  de 
Lion  of  England, — they  were  long  afflicted  with 
famine,  until  they  ate  the  flesh  of  horses  with  joy, 
and  even  the  intestines  sold  for  ten  sous ;  men  of 
high  rank,  an  \  the  sons  of  great  men,  greedily  de- 


KNTGHT   COMMANDER   OF  THE  TEMPLE.  395 

voured  grass ;  the  starving  fought  together  like  dogs 
for  the  little  bread  baked  at  the  ovens  ;  they  gnawed 
the  bones  that  had  already  been  gnawed  by  the  dogs ; 
and  noblemen,  ashamed  to  beg,  were  known  to  steal 
bread. 


Sickness,  also,  caused  by  the  rains  and  the  intense 
heat,  decimated  the  Christian  forces.  The  wounded 
German  soldiers,  whom  none  of  the  others  under- 
stood, could  not  make  known  their  sickness  nor  their 
necessities.  Certain  German  nobles  from  the  cities 
of  Bremen  and  Lubec,  who  had  arrived  at  Acre  by 
sea,  moved  by  the  miseries  of  then*  countrymen, 
took  the  sails  of  their  ships,  and  made  them  a  large 
tent,  in  which  for  a  time  they  placed  the  wounded 
Germans,  and  tended  them  with  great  kindness. 
Forty  nobles  of  the  same  nation  united  with  them, 
and  established  a  kind  of  hospital  in  the  midst  of 
the  camp  ;  and  this  noble  and  charitable  association, 
like  the  Knights  of  the  Temple  and  of  St.  John  of 
Jerusalem,  soon  and  insensibly  became  a  new  Hos- 
pitaller and  Military  Order.  This  was  in  the  year 
1191.  In  1192,  Pope  Celestin  III.,  at  the  request  of 
the  Emperor  Henry  VI.,  solemnly  approved  of  the 
Order,  by  his  bull  of  the  23d  of  February.  He  pre- 
scribed, as  regulations  for  the  new  Knights,  those  of 
St.  Augustine ;  and  for  special  statutes,  in  all  that 
regarded  the  poor  and  the  sick,  those  of  the  Hos- 
pitallers of  St.  John  ;  in  regard  to  military  discipline, 


39G         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

the  regulations  of  the  Templars.  This  new  Orde^ 
exclusively  composed  of  Germans,  was  styled  "  The 
Order  of  Teutonic  Knights  of  the  House  of  St.  Mary 
of  Jerusalem  ;"  as  the  Templars  were  styled,  "  of  the 
House  of  the  Temple  at  Jerusalem." 

A  great  number  of  noblemen,  who  had  followed 
that  Prince  (Frederic  of  Suabia,  second  son  of  the 
Emperor)  to  Acre  as  volunteers,  some  actuated  by 
religious  enthusiasm,  and  some  by  the  desire  of 
glory,  joined  the  soldiers  of  the  Temple  and  of  the 
Hospital,  or  engaged  in  attending  on  the  wounded 
and  caring  for  the  sick  of  then*  nation.  This  was 
the  origin  of  the  Teutonic  Order,  the  first  branch  of 
that  of  the  Templars. 

The  chiefs,  desiring  to  advance  these  pious  gentle- 
men and  to  gratify  the  German  nation,  proposed  to 
them  the  institution  of  a  new  Order  of  Chivalry,  to 
be  at  once  hospitaller  and  military.  Forty  German 
lords,  distinguished  by  their  nobility  and  feats  of 
arms,  agreed  to  these,  and  became  the  founders  and 
original  members  of  the  Order.  On  entering  the 
Order,  they  bound  themselves  by  the  three  solemn 
vows,  and  also  obliged  themselves  to  serve  the  poor, 
m  imitation  of  the  Hospitallers,  and  to  follow  the 
claustral  and  military  discipline  of  the  Templars, 
in  peace  as  well  as  in  war. 

Their  title  of  Knights  of  the  House  of  St.  Mary 
of  Jerusalem  was  given  them,  because  while  the 
city  of  Jerusalem  was  under  the  government  of  the 
Latin  Christians,  a  German  had  erected  there,  at  his 


KNIGHT   COMMANDER   OF  THE   TEMPLE.  397 

own  expense,  a  hospital  and  oratory  for  the  sick  of 
his  nation,  under  the  protection  of,  and  dedicated  to, 
the  Virgin  Mary. 


To  distinguish  this  Order  from  the  other  two,  they 
adopted  the  black  cross.  It  is  ordinarily  said  that 
they  also  adopted  the  white  mantle ;  but  about  the 
year  1210,  the  Templars  of  Palestine  complained  to 
Pope  Innocent,  that  after  they  had  received  from  the 
Holy  See  the  white  mantle  as  the  distinctive  dress 
of  their  Order,  the  Teutonic  Knights,  and  especially 
those  of  St.  Jean  d'Acre,  had  assumed  to  wear  it. 
Innocent  wrote  to  the  latter,  and  to  their  Grand 
Master,  Herman  Bart,  a  gentleman  of  Holstein,  and 
directed  that,  in  order  to  avoid  all  occasion  for 
jealousy  or  quarrel,  they  should  content  themselves 
with  their  ordinary  dress,  and  leave  the  white  color 
to  the  Templars ;  and  at  the  same  time  he  ordered 
the  Patriarch  of  Jerusalem  to  see  to  it  that  the  Teu- 
tonic Knights  should  follow  their  first  custom,  and 
to  censure,  and  so  compel  them  to  do  it,  if  necessary. 

It  is  true  that  they  paid  little  regard  to  the  man- 
date of  the  Pope,  and  soon  adopted  the  white  man- 
tle again  ;  but  it  was  not  their  primitive  dress ;  and 
therefore  we,  in  this  degree,  wear  a  different  color. 

The  leading  objects  of  the  three  great  military 
orders  were  the  same. 

The  Teutonic  Knights  soon  rivalled  the  otbei 
orders  in  numbers  and  influence. 


398  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    KITE. 


In  the  year  1226,  most  of  the  Teutonic  Knights 
went  from  the  Holy  Land  to  Prussia  ;  the  people  of 
which  were  still  idolaters,  waging  cruel  war  against 
their  Christian  neighbors,  murdering  priests  at  the 
foot  of  the  altar,  and  employing  the  sacred  vessels 
for  profane  uses. 


For  many  years  the  Teutonic  Knights  held  Prussia 
as  a  fief  depending  on  the  crown  of  Poland. 

After  the  Order  of  the  Temple  had  been  "  sup- 
pressed, extinguished,  and  abolished,"  in  the  year 
1312,  by  the  papal  bull  of  the  6th  May  of  that  year, 
by  which  all  persons  were  forbidden  to  enter  the 
Order,  or  to  assume  the  name  of  Templars,  or  to 
wear  their  dress,  under  pain  of  excommunication,  an 
extension  of  the  same,  in  the  same  year,  adjudged 
all  the  property  and  estates  of  the  Templars  to  the 
Knights  of  Rhodes  (of  St.  John,  or  the  Hospitallers, 
afterward  Knights  of  Malta),  except  such  as  were 
in  the  realms  of  Spain,  and  without  prejudice  to  the 
right  of  any  kings,  princes,  or  lords  to  any  property 
of  the  Order  in  other  countries. 

A  Knight  Commander  of  the  Temple  should  have 
five  excellent  qualities,  which  are  represented  by  the 
five  lights  that  form  the  symbolic  cross  upon  our 
table, — Humility,  Temperance,  Chastity,  Generosity, 
and  Honor. 


TWENTY-EIGHTH  DEGREE. 


tiigfef    .of    th*    futi, 


ARGUMENT. 

Ticere  is  but  one  God,  uncreated,  eternal,  infinite,  and  inacces- 
sible :  that  the  soul  of  man  is  immortal,  and  his  existent  life  but 
a  point  in  the  centre  of  eternity :  that  harmony  is  in  equilibrium, 
and  equilibrium  subsists  by  the  analogy  of  contraries :  that  anal- 
ogy is  the  key  of  all  the  secrets  of  nature,  and  the  sole  reason  of 
being  of  all  revelations :  and,  finally,  that  the  Absolute  is  Reason, 
which  exists  through  itself:  that  evil,  aud  wrong,  and  misery  are 
the  necessary  discords  that  unite  with  the  concords  of  the  uni- 
verse to  make  one  great  harmony  forever.  Such  is  the  argument 
of  this  the  last  philosophical  degree  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite ;  its  doctrine  is  derived  from  the  Kabala,  and  is  the 
same  as  that  of  the  Hermetic  philosophers  who  wrote  on  Al- 
chemy. 

Nature  is  revelation,  and  the  light  of  truth  shines  everywhere 
in  the  world.  Magism  was  made  for  kings  and  priests  alone.  He 
who  dreads  to  lose  his  own  ideas,  and  fears  new  truths,  and  is 
not  disposed  to  doubt  everything,  rather  than  admit  anything  at 
random,  should  not  seek  to  learn  the  teachings  of  this  degree, 
for  they  will  be  useless  and  dangerous  to  him ;  he  will  misunder- 
stand them  and  be  troubled  by  them,  and  yet  be  more  troubled 
should  he  chance  to  comprehend  them. 

He  who  prefers  anythiug  to  reason,  truth,  and  justice,  whose 
will  is  uncertain  and  wavering,  who  is  alarmed  by  logic  and  the 
naked  truth,  should  not  rashly  engage  in  the  pursuit  of  the  high 
sciences ;  but  once  on  the  road,  he  must  reach  the  goal  or  perish ; 
to  doubt  is  to  become  insane,  to  halt  is  to  fall,  to  go  bick  is  tc 
precipitate  one's  self  into  an  abyss. 

Sancta  Sanctis  !    The  holy  things  for  the  holy ! 


400a 


"  SANCTO  •  SANCO  •  SEMONI  •  DEO  •  FIDIO  • 
SACRUM." 

In  the  Veda  there  are  only  three  deities  :  *  Dyaus  in  heaven, 
Indra  in  the  sky,  and  Agni  on  the  earth.  Dyaus,  Indra,  Agni, 
however,  are  but  manifestations  in  the  Sun,  the  bright  Sky,  and 
the  Fire  derived  from  the  solar  light.  In  the  Vedie  hymns,  we 
find  perpetual  allusion  to  the  sun  with  his  life-bestowing  rays. 
The  Persians,  the  Assyrians,  the  Chaldeans,  all  worship  the  sun. 

Sun  worship  was  introduced  into  the  mysteries  not  as  a  ma- 
terial idolatry,  but  as  the  means  of  expressing  an  idea  of  restora- 
tion to  life  from  death,  drawn  from  the  daily  reappearance  in  the 
east  of  the  solar  orb  after  its  nightly  disappearance  in  the  west. 

"The  Sun  is  the  symbol  of  sovereignty,  the  hieroglyphic  of 
royalty  ;  it  doth  signify  absolute  authority." 

Sol  is  the  fire  of  heaven  which  lights  the  generative  fires  of 
earth,  the  genial  parent  who  renews  in  its  season  all  nature,  and 
gives  fertility  to  both  animal  and  vegetable  creation,  and  which, 
therefore,  came  to  be  worshipped  as  the  giver  of  procreative  power. 

As  men  are,  so  will  their  ideas  of  God  be  ;  each  one,  according 
fco  his  cultivation  and  idiosyncrasies,  projects  on  his  mental  can- 
vas the  highest  ideal  of  the  Illimitable  of  which  he  is  capable. 
Had  man  worshipped  nought  less  noble  and  elevating  than  the 
Sun  he  would  have  done  well  ;  for  he  could  adore  nothing  greater 
save  the  Supreme  Creator  of  the  Sun. 


*  Sometimes  Parganya  (Atharva  -veda,  xii.  1.  12.) 


400b 


1  Soli  Sanctissimo  Sacrum"— Sacred  to  the  most  holt  suw. 

KNIGHT  OF  THE  SUN; 

OR, 

PRINCE  ADEPT. 


THE  TWENTY-EIGHTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  TENTH  DEGREE  O* 
THE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL    SERIES. 


COUNCIL-CHAMBER— ITS  FURNITURE,  ETC. 

Bodies  of  this  degree  are  styled  Councils.  Each 
Council  consists  of  not  less  than  ten  members. 

The  hangings  of  the  Council-Chamber  should  represent 
the  open  country — mountains,  plains,  forests,  and  fields. 

The  chamber  is  lighted  by  a  single  light.  This  is  a 
great  globe,  suspended  in  the  South,  and  represents  the 
sun.    The  only  additional  light  is  from  the  transparencies. 

In  the  East  is  suspended  a  transparency,  displaying 
the  sign  of  the  Macrocosm  or  of  the  Seal  of  Solomon, 
the  interlaced  triangles,  one  white  and  the  other  black. 


402 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


Above  the  transparency  in  the  East  are,  in  gilded 
letters,  the  words  Iaix  e  Tenebris. 

In  the  West  is  suspended  a  transparency,  displaying 
the  sign  of  the  Microcosm  or  the  Pentagram,  traced  on 
white  with  lines  of  vermilion,  and  with  a  single  point 
upward,  thus : 


In  the  South  is  a  painting  of  the  Temple  of  Solomon. 
At  the  entrance  to  it,  to  which  an  ascent  by  seven  steps 
is  represented,  is  painted  a  man,  holding  in  his  arms  a 
white  lamb,  between  the  columns  Jachin  and  Boaz. 

In  each  corner  of  the  chamber  is  suspended,  about  six 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   SUN.  403 

feet  above  the  floor,  an  equilateral  triangle ;  its  three 
sides  colored  respectively  white,  black,  and  red%  and 
each  side  measuring  about  eighteen  inches,  thus : 


In  the  North  is  a  transparency,  on  which  the  follow- 
ing figure  appears : 


**Tm  otcdbrstandixo  op  the  occult  is  the  KNowijEDeK  or  ths  wjui 
tonus."— Sohar,  Book  I.,  Siphra  de  Zeniutha. 


404  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

On  the  right  of  the  presiding  officer,  in  the  East,  on  a 
gilt  pedestal,  is  a  caduceus,  gilded ;  the  upper  part  of  it 
a  cross,  surmounted  by  a  globe — two  serpents  twining 
around  the  caduceus,  their  heads  rising  above  the  cross. 


On  the  right  of  the  officer  in  the  West,  on  a  white 
pedestal,  is  a  white  dove,  its  wings  folded ;  and  on  his 
left,  on  a  black  pedestal,  a  black  raven,  its  wings  ex- 
tended, as  if  just  alighting. 

On  the  east,  west,  and  south  of  the  altar,  in  the  cen- 
tre of  the  chamber,  are  three  candlesticks,  the  candles 
not  burning ;  and  over  each  candlestick  the  letter  S. 

The  ceiling  of  the  chamber  should  represent  the 
heavens,  with  the  crescent  moon  in  the  West ;  the 
principal  planets,  and  the  stars  in  the  constellations 
Taurus  and  Orion,  and  those  near  the  pole-star. 

The  altar  is  square,  with  a  gilded  horn  or  flame  at 
each  corner.  On  it  is  a  plate  of  white  marble,  upon 
which  is  inlaid  in  gold  the  pentagram.  Upon  this  lies 
the  book  of  constitutions  open,  and  near  it  a  censer. 

OFFICERS— THEIR  STATIONS,  CLOTHING,  ETC. 

The  presiding  officer  is  styled  "  Father  Adam."  He 
sits  in  the  East,  clothed  in  a  saffron-i colored  robe,  and 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   SUN. 


405 


with  head  covered.  In  his  right  hand  he  holds  a  sceptre, 
its  handle  gilded,  and  on  the  top  a  globe  of  gold.  His 
jewel  is  a  snn  of  gold,  suspended  by  a  chain  of  gold, 
worn  round  the  neck.  The  reverse  side  of  the  jewei 
is  a  hemisphere  of  gold,  showing  the  northern  half  of 
the  ecliptic  and  zodiac,  with  the  signs  from  Taurus  to 
Libra  inclusive. 

When  the  degree  is  conferred,  no  jewel  or  apron  is 
worn. 

There  is  but  one  Warden.  He  sits  in  the  West,  and 
is  called  "Brother  Truth."  He  wears  a  rose-colored 
robe,  and  bears  a  white  rod,  at  the  end  of  which  is  an 
eye  of  gold.     His  jewel  is  like  that  of  the  Master. 


The  order  of  the  degree  is  also  worn  by  each  of  these 
officers.  It  is  a  broad,  white,  watered  ribbon,  worn  as 
a  collar.     On  the  right  side  is  an  eye  of  gold. 

The  apron  is  of  pure  white  lambskin,  with  no  edging 
or  ornament  except  the  pentagram,  which  is  traced  on 
the  middle  of  it  with  vermilion. 

There  are  seven  other  officers,  who  are  styled,  collect- 
ively, "The  Seven  Malakoth"  (ro6&  Kings,  En- 
voys, Angels),  and,  separately,  "the  first,  second, 
third,"    etc.,   -j&6|3,    Malak,    or,    "Brothers    Gabriel, 


406  BOOK   OF   THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

Auriel,  Michael,  Raphael,  Zarakhiel,  Hamaliel,  and 
Tsaphiel."     The  first  is  called  "  Malak  Malakothy 

These  officers  wear  robes  of  a  bright  flame-color,  with 
the  cordon  of  the  degree,  and  for  a  jewel  a  seven-pointed 
star  of  gold.  They  wear  also  the  apron.  The  jewel 
may  be  suspended  from  the  collar. 

These  officers  are  stationed  thus : 

Gabriel  sits  in  the  northeast,  having  on  his  right 
his  banner,  square  in  shape,  of  crimson  silk,  hav- 
ing upon  it  the  figure  of  an  eagle,  and  the  sign  of  the 
planet  Jupiter. 


^ 


Michael,  in  the  southeast,  having  on  his  right  his 
banner  of  black  silk,  of  like  shape,  bearing  the  figure 
of  a  lion,  and  the  sign  of  the  planet  Saturn. 


Auriel,  in  the  southwest,  his  banner  of  flame-colored 
silk,  of  like  shape,  on  his  right,  bearing  the  figure  of  % 
bull,  and  the  sign  of  the  planet  Mars. 


d* 


Raphael,  in  the  northwest,  his  banner  of  green  silk, 
of  like  shape,  on  his  right,  bearing  the  figure  of  a  man, 
and  the  sign  of  the  planet  Mercury. 


Y 


Zarakhiel,  in  front  of  Father  Adam,  his  banner  of 
purple  silk,  of  like  shape,  on  his  right,  bearing  the  sign 
of  the  Sun. 


o 


KNIGHT  OF  THE  SUN.  407 

Tsaphiel,  in  front  of  Brother  Truth,  his  banner  of 
white  silk,  of  like  shape,  on  his  right,  bearing  the  sign 
of  the  Moon. 


And  Hamaliel,  in  the  South,  his  banner  of  blue  silk, 
of  like  shape,  on  his  right,  bearing  the  sign  of  the 
planet  Venus. 


Gabriel  wears  also  bracelets  of  pure  tin ;  Michael,  of 
lead;  Auriel,  of  steel;  Raphael,  of  hollow  glass,  partly 
filled  with  quicksilver;  Zarakhiel,  of  gold ;  Tsaphiel  of 
silver ;  and  Hamaliel,  of  polished  copper.  The  banners 
of  Michael,  Gabriel,  Auriel,  and  Hamaliel  are  fringed 
with  silver;  those  of  the  others  with  gold. 

The  other  members  of  the  Council  are  termed  Aralim 
(plural  of  Aral,  7^5  Hfcv  Lion  of  God;  hero).  They 
wear  the  collar  and  apron,  but  no  robe.  Their  jewel  is 
a  five-pointed  star,  suspended  by  a  flame-colored  ribbon 
on  the  left  breast. 

Of  these  brethren,  one  acts  as  Herald,  one  as  Expert, 
one  as  Tiler. 

Battery — •  ••—••••. 


OPESTISTG. 

The  following  is  the  beautiful  and  expressive  prayer 
used  in  the  opening  of  this  sublimely  philosophical 
degree. 


403  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


PRAYER 

0  uncreated  reason,  spirit  of  light  and  wisdom, 
whose  breath  gives  and  withdraws  the  form  of  every- 
thing !  The  universe  is  thy  utterance  and  revelation. 
Thou,  before  whom  the  life  of  beings  is  a  shadow 
that  changes,  and  a  vapor  that  passes  away !  Thou 
breathest  forth,  and  the  endless  spaces  are  peopled ; 
thou  dra west  breath,  and  all  that  went  forth  from  thee 
return  to  thee  again.  Unending  movement,  in  eternal 
permanence !  we  adore  and  worship  thee  with  awe 
and  reverence.  We  praise  and  bless  thee  in  the 
changing  empire  of  created  light,  of  shadows,  of 
reflections,  and  of  images ;  and  we  incessantly  aspire 
toward  thy  immovable  and  imperishable  splendor. 
Let  the  ray  of  thy  intelligence  and  the  warmth  of 
thy  love  reach  unto  us !  Then  what  is  movable  will 
be  fixed,  the  shadow  become  a  body,  the  dream  a 
thought.  Incline  us,  0  Spirit  of  Spirits !  to  obey  thy 
will !  Help  us,  0  Eternal  Soul  of  Souls !  to  perform 
our  duties !  O  imperishable  breath  of  life,  O  mouth 
that  givest  and  takest  away  the  existence  of  all 
beings,  in  the  flow  and  reflow  of  thy  eternal  word, 
which  is  the  divine  ocean  of  movement  and  of  troth, 
make  our  efforts  to  do  good  effectual,  and  let  the 
light  of  thy  divine  truth  shine  in  the  souls  of  all 
mankind !     Amen ! 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   SUN.  409 


RECEPTION. 

But  little  of  the  immense  amount  of  instruction  con- 
tained in  the  degree  of  Knight  of  the  Sun  can  be  given 
in  a  manual  of  the  rite;  the  degree  is  voluminous,  and 
the  monitorial  parts  are  extensive,  and  it  is  deemed 
more  appropriate  that  they  should  be  laid  before  the  stu- 
dent and  neophyte  directly  from  the  ritual  in  the  hands 
of  the  Commander-in-chief  of  the  Consistory.  The  fol- 
lowing points  are  however  inscribed. 


1.  Science  is  preserved  by  silence,  and  perpetu- 
ated by  initiation.  The  law  of  silence  is  absolute 
and  inviolable,  only  with  respect  to  the  unitiated 
multitude.  Science  makes  use  of  symbols ;  but  for 
its  transmission,  language  also  is  indispensable; 
wherefore  the  sages  must  sometimes  speak. 

—  But  when  they  speak,  they  do  so,  not  to  disclose 
or  to  explain,  but  to  lead  others  to  seek  for  and/wd 
the  truths  of  Science  and  the  meaning  of  the  sym- 
bols. 

***** 

2.  The  Hermetic  Masters  said,  "Make  gold  po- 
table, and  you  will  have  the  universal  medicine."  By 
this  they  meant  to  say,  appropriate  truth  to  your 
use,  let  it  be  the  spring  from  which  you  shall  drink 
all  your  days,  and  you  will  have  in  yourselves  the 
immortality  of  the  sages.     We  are   the   authors  of 

18 


410  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

our  own  destinies ;  and  God  does  not  save  us  with* 
out  our  co-operation. 

—  Death  is  not,  for  the  sage.  It  is  a  phantom 
which  the  ignorance  and  weakness  of  the  multitude 
make  horrible. 

—  Change  is  the  evidence  of  movement,  and 
movement  reveals  life  alone.  Even  the  body  would 
not  be  decomposed  if  it  were  dead.  All  the  atoms 
that  compose  it  retain  life,  and  move  to  free  them- 
selves. The  spirit  is  not  the  first  to  be  disengaged, 
that  it  may  live  no  longer.  Can  thought  and  love 
die,  when  the  basest  matter  does  not? 

—  If  change  should  be  called  death,  we  die  and 
are  born  again  every  day ;  for  every  day  our  forms 
change.  Let  us  fear,  then,  to  go  out  from  and  rend 
our  garments,  but  let  us  not  dread  to  lay  them  aside 
when  the  hour  for  rest  comes ! 


3.  The  divine  light,  that  outshining  of  the  su- 
preme reason  or  word  of  the  Deity,  "  which  lighteth 
every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world,"  has  not  been 
altogether  wanting  to  the  devout  of  any  creed.  The 
permanent  revelation,  one  and  universal,  is  written 
in  visible  nature,  is  explained  by  reason,  and  comple- 
ted by  the  wise  analogies  of  faith. 

—  Faith  has  in  all  ages  been  the  lever  whereby  to 
move  the  world. 


KNIGHT   OF  THE   SUN.  411 

4.  There  is  no  invisible  world.  There  are  only 
different  degrees  of  perfection  in  the  organs. 

—  The  body  is  the  gross  representation,  and,  as  it 
were,  the  temporary  envelope  of  the  soul. 

—  The  soul  can  perceive,  by  itself,  and  without 
the  intervention  of  the  bodily  organs,  by  means  of 
its  sensibility  and  lucidity,  the  things,  whether  spirit- 
ual or  corporeal,  that  exist  in  the  universe. 

—  There  is  no  void  in  nature  ;  all  is  peopled. 

—  There  is  no  real  death  in  nature  ;  all  is  living. 


5.  What  we  call  death  is  change.  The  supreme 
reason,  being  unchangeable,  is  therefore  imperish- 
able. Thoughts,  once  uttered,  are  immortal.  Is  the 
source  or  spring  from  which  they  flow  less  immortal 
than  they  ?  How  could  the  thoughts  exist,  if  the 
soul  from  which  they  emanated  were  to  cease  to  be  ? 
Could  the  universe,  the  uttered  thoughts  of  God, 
continue  still  to  exist  if  he  no  longer  were  ? 


6.  Nature  is  the  primary,  consistent,  and  certain 
revelation  or  unveiling  of  God.  It  is  his  utterance, 
word,  and  speech.  Whether  he  speaks  to  us  through 
a  man,  must  depend,  even  at  first,  on  human  testi- 
mony, and  afterward  on  hearsay  or  tradition.  But 
in  and  by  his  work  we  Tcnoio  the  Deity,  even  as  we 
know  the  mind  of  another  man,  and  his  thoughts,  by 
his  acts  and  words.     We  can  no  more  be  face  to  face 


412  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

with   the   soul  of  another  man  than  we  can  with 
God. 


7.  Analogy  is  the  last  word  of  science,  and  the  first 
of  faith. 

— Harmony  is  in  equilibrium  ;  and  equilibrium 
subsists  by  the  analogy  of  contraries. 

— The  absolute  unity  is  the  supreme  and  last 
reason  of  things.  This  reason  can  neither  be  one 
person  or  three  persons :  it  is  one  reason,  and  tte 
reason,  surpassing  and  transcendent. 


— Keligions  seem  to  be  written  in  heaven  and  in 
all  nature.  That  ought  to  be  so ;  for  the  work  of 
God  is  the  book  of  God,  and  in  what  he  mites  we 
ought  to  see  the  expression  of  his  thought,  and  con- 
sequently of  his  being  ;  since  we  conceive  of  him 
only  as  the  supreme  thought. 


In  the  West,  over  the  Warden,  you  behold  the 
holy  and  mysterious  pentagram,  the  sign  of  the 
microcosm,  or  universe,  called  in  the  Gnostic  schools 
"  The  blazing  star,"  the  sign  of  intellectual  omnipo- 
tence and  autocracy,  which  has  been  partially  ex- 
plained to  you  heretofore.  It  represents  what  ia 
called  in  the  Kabala  microprosopos,  being  in  some 
sort  a  human  figure,  with  the  four  limbs,  and  a  point 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   BUN.  413 

representing  the  head.  It  is  the  universe  contained 
within  the  Deity. 

It  is  a  sign  ancient  as  history  and  more  than  his- 
tory ;  and  the  complete  understanding  of  it  is  the 
key  of  the  two  worlds.  It  is  the  absolute  philosophy 
and  natural  science. 

All  the  mysteries  of  Magism,  all  the  symbols  of  the 
gnosis,  all  the  figures  of  the  occult  philosophy,  all  the 
kabalistic  keys  of  prophecy,  are  summed  up  in  the 
sign  of  the  pentagram,  the  greatest  and  most  potent 
of  all  signs. 

The  white  dove  and  black  raven  in  the  West  repre- 
sent the  two  principles  of  Zoroaster  and  Manes,  good 
and  evil,  light  and  darkness ;  and  the  fourth  and  fifth 
sephiroth  of  the  Kabala,  the  mercy  or  benignity,  ana 
the  justice  or  severity  of  the  Deity. 


The  candidate  in  the  ancient  initiations  surrendered 
without  reservation  his  life  and  liberty  to  the  Masters 
of  the  Temples  of  Thebes  or  of  Memphis ;  he  ad- 
vanced resolutely  amid  innumerable  terrors,  that 
might  well  lead  him  to  suppose  that  it  was  intended 
to  take  fife.  He  passed  through  fire,  swam  torrents 
of  dark  and  foaming  water,  was  suspended  by  frail 
ropes  over  bottomless  gulfs.  "Was  this  not  blind 
obedience,  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word?  To 
surrender  one's  liberty  for  the  moment,  in  order  to 
attain  a  glorious  emancipation,  is  not  this  the  most 
perfect  exercise  of  liberty  itself?     This  is  what  thoss 


KNIGHT  OF  THE   SUN.  415 

have  had  to  do,  what  those  have  always  done,  who 
have  aspired  to  the  Holy  Empire  of  magical  omnipo- 
tence. The  disciples  of  Pythagoras  imposed  on 
themselves  a  complete  sjDeechlessness  for  many  years ; 
and  even  the  followers  of  Epicurus  only  learned  the 
sovereignty  of  pleasure,  by  a  self-imposed  sobriety 
and  calculated  temperance.  Life  is  a  warfare,  in 
which  one  must  prove  himself  a  man,  to  ascend  in 
rank.     Force  is  not  given  :  it  must  be  seized. 


If  the  sacred  Scriptures  are  inspired,  God  himself 
has  told  us  that  lie  makes  good  and  creates  evil. 

It  is  owing  to  human  vanity  that  no  man  has  ever 
dared  to  reason  with  common  sense  on  this  subject. 
Man  pursues,  tortures,  and  kills  the  most  innocent 
animals,  birds,  and  fishes,  to  gratify  his  appetite,  or 
for  mere  pleasure.  He  crushes  thousands  of  insects 
without  a  thought  of  wrong;  nay,  he  destroys,  as 
does  every  other  animal,  myriads  of  animalcake  and 
infusoria  daily,  unconsciously,  and  without  being  able 
to  avoid  it.  Throughout  the  whole  scale  of  animal 
creation,  one  creatine  lives  by  devouring  another, 
and  every  step  taken,  or  movement  made,  or  breath 
drawn  by  each,  crushes  out  life.  Pain  and  sickness, 
calamity  and  death,  are  the  lot  of  all  created  beings. 


The   world   teems   everywhere   with   life,   and    Li 
peopled  with  innumerable,  myriads  of  beings  sensi- 


416        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

tive  to  pain.  It  was  not  created  for  man  alone  ;  and 
it  is  not  only  precisely  what  the  divine  and  perfect 
wisdom  intended,  but  it  is  all  that  a  material  world, 
peopled  by  beings  with  material  bodies,  could  by 
possibility  be.  The  millennium  on  this  earth  is  the 
real  Utopia,  fabulous  and  impossible,  of  visionary 
dreamers.  Man  is  what  the  Deity  meant  he  should 
be — imperfect,  feeble,  fallible,  liable  to  err,  and  sensi- 
tive to  pain,  but  capable  of  improvement  and  pro- 
gression, and  of  a  heroism  that  can  smile  at  agony, 
be  content  with  destitution,  preserve  an  equal  mind 
under  the  lash  of  injustice,  and  without  unmanly  fear 
await  the  approach  of  death  and  count  the  pulses  of 
his  life.  The  man  who  can  do  this  has  attained  the 
equilibrium  of  faith  and  reason,  and  may  claim  to  be 
called  Magus,  Prince,  Adept,  and  Knight  of  the  Sun, 


TWEXTY-NDsTH   DEGREE. 


iiikt  ^f  SfU   %u&vtw< 


ARGUMENT. 

The  degree  of  Knight  of  St,  Andrew  is  intended  to  inculcate 
equality— representing  the  poor  knight  equal  to  the  monarch ;  and 
exhibits  the  requisites  of  knighthood— protection  to  the  defence- 
less and  innocent,  tlie  possession  of  virtue,  patience,  and  firmness ; 
and  represents  the  Knight  as  the  exponent  of  truth,  and  one  alike 
without  fear  and  without  reproach. 

The  Cross  of  St.  Andrew,  in  heraldry,  is  termed  the  Cross 
Saltire,  emblem  of  suffering  and  humility.  Tradition  says  that 
St  Andrew  was  crucified  ou  the  30th  of  November,  on  a  cross  of 
that  form 

The  beautiful  Masonic  doctrine  of  Toleration  is  exemplified  in 
this,  the  last  of  the  instructive  degrees  of  the  Historical  and 
Philosophical  Series. 

The  lecture  of  this  degree  is  inserted  in  this  volume,  and  is  a 
fitting  c.imax  to  the  theory  of  Universal  Religion. 


KNIGHT    OF    ST.  ANDREW; 

OR, 

PATEIAECH  OF  THE  CKTJSADES. 

THE  TWENTY-NINTH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  ELEVENTH  DEGREE 
OF   TOE    HISTORICAL    AND    PHILOSOPHICAL    SERIES. 


APARTMENTS,  AXD  THEIR  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

Two  apartments  are  necessary,  beside  the  prepara- 
tion-room. 

THE   FIRST  APARTMENT. 

The  hangings  are  crimson,  supported  by  white  col- 
umns ;  seats  of  the  Master  and  Wardens,  crimson,  with 
gilt  ornaments,  while  those  of  all  the  other  knights  are 
blue. 

In  each  corner  of  the  Chapter-room  is  a  St.  Andrew's 
Cross ;  and  nine  lights,  by  threes,  are  on  the  East,  West, 
and  South  sides  of  the  altar,  in  the  centre  of  the  room 
During  a  reception  this  hall  represents  the  court  of 
Salah-eddin  (Saladin),  the  great  Sultan  of  Egypt  and 


420        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Syria.  No  Masonic  emblems  appear.  A  parchment 
Koran  lies  on  a  table  in  front  of  the  throne,  and  Sara- 
cenic standards,  displaying  the  Crescent,  stand  near  the 
Beats  of  the  Grand  Master  and  the  Wardens.  The 
Chapter-room  at  this  time  is  hung  with  green  and  gold. 
Ottomans,  in  lieu  of  chairs,  and  other  Saracenic  and 
Eastern  properties,  should  be  disposed  about  the  hall. 

THE   SECOND  APARTMENT. 

The  second  apartment  should  be  a  well-furnished 
room,  in  the  Eastern  style,  arranged  with  accommoda- 
tions for  washing,  and  containing  a  table,  on  which  are 
a  cross-hilted  sword,  and  a  Bible  or  Koran. 

OFFICERS,  AND  THEIR  DRESS  WHEN  IN  THE 
CHAPTER. 

1.  Venerable  Grand  Master, 

2.  Senior  Warden. 

3.  Junior  Warden. 

4.  Master  of  Ceremonies* 

5.  Senior  Deacon. 

6.  Junior  Deacon. 

7.  Treasurer. 

8.  Secretary. 

9.  Captain  of  the  Guard. 

10.  Hospitaller. 

11.  Sentinel. 

The  Knights  are  all  dressed  in  crimson  robes,  with  a 
deep  scarlet  sash  around  the  waist,  a  green  collar  edged 
with  crimson  about  the  neck,  to  which  the  Jewel  is 
suspended,  and  a  white  silk  sash  worn  from  the  left 
shoulder  to  the  right  hip,  ornamented  with  gold  fringe. 
On  the  left  breast  is  the  large  white  Cross  of  St.  Andrew. 


KNIGHT   OF   ST.   ANDREW. 


421 


The  Jewel  is  two  interlaced  triangles,  formed  by  arcs 
of  large  circles,  with  the  concave  outward,  made  of 
aold,  and  enclosing  a  pair  of  compasses  open  to  twenty- 
five  de°ree«  At  the  bottom,  and  to  one  of  the  points, 
is  suspended  a  St.  Andrew's  Cross  of  gold,  surmounted 
by  a  knio-ht's  helmet ;  on  the  centre  of  the  cross  is  the 
letter  %  enclosed  in  an  equilateral  triangle,  and  this  again 
in  a  ring  formed  by  a  winged  serpent ;  between  the  two 
lower  arms  of  the  cross  may  be  suspended  a  key ;  on  the 
corners  of  the  cross  the  letters  .^DJ 

Assemblies  of  this  degree  are  styled  Chapters. 

The  Battery  is  nine,  by  ••-•••-•••• 


OFFICERS  AND  THEIR  COSTUME,  IN  THE  COURT  OF 
SALADIN. 

The  throne  is  occupied  by  the  Master  of  Ceremonies, 
who  represents  the  Sultan,  while  the  Grand  Master 
represents  Hugh  of  Tiberias,  Lord  of  Galilee.  The 
Senior  Warden  represents  Malek  Adhel,  brother  of  the 
Sultan  (Malek  Adhel,  Sayf-eddin— the  just  king  and 
*word  of  religion).  The  Junior  Warden,  in  the  South, 
represents  Malek  Modaffer,  Taki-edden—  (the  victorious 
kin-  and  devoted  to  religion) -Prince  of  Hamah  and 


422  BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

nephew  of  the  Sultan.  The  Senior  Deacon,  seated  oc 
the  right  of  the  throne,  is  Malek  Daher — (triumphant 
king) — son  of  the  Sultan  and  Prince  of  Aleppo  ;  the 
Junior  Deacon,  on  the  left  of  the  throne,  Malek  Afdel— 
(excellent  king)— son  of  the  Sultan  and  Prince  of  Da- 
mascus ;  and  the  Gaptain  of  the  Guard — who  accompanies 
the  Grand  Master,  and,  after  introducing  him,  seats 
himself  on  the  right  of  the  Senior  Warden,  the  Emir  of 
Emessa. 

The  Knights  all  wear  the  Turkish  costume — that  is, 
the  wide  trowsers,  vest  and  turban,  all  white,  and  a  red 
sash  around  the  waist,  with  a  scimetar. 

Behind  the  throne  is  a  banner,  in  the  shape  of  a 
shroud,  white,  on  which,  in  black,  are  these  words: 
"  Salah-eddi?i,  king  of  kings — Salah-eddin,  victor  of 
victors — Salah-eddin  must  die.'''' 


RECEPTION. 


3I.\  of  G.\  Noble  knight,  since  your  forces  entered 
this  land  of  ours,  I  have  learned  something  of  your 
institution  of  knighthood,  and  would  fain  know  more. 
I  understand  the  sanctity  of  the  knightly  word,  as 
you  may  see  by  the  confidence  I  have  placed  in 
yours ;  and  I  have  also  heard  from  those  who  have 
been  in  your  camps,  as  prisoners  and  otherwise,  that 
there  is  among  you  a  strange  equality,  so  that  a 
knight,  though  poor,  may  sit  in  the  presence  of  ft 
monarch.     Tell  me  if  that  be  so. 


KNIGHT   OF   ST.    ANDREW. 


423 


G.'.  31.'.  It  is.  Thou  hast  not  been  misinformed. 
The  name  of  Knight,  and  gentle  blood,  entitle  the 
possessor  to  place  himself  in  the  same  rank  with 
sovereigns  of  the  first  degree,  so  far  as  regards  all 
but  kingly  authority  and  dominion.  If  the  greatest 
king  were  to  wound  the  honor  of  the  poorest  knight, 
he  could  not,  by  the  law  of  chivalry,  refuse  satisfac- 
tion by  single  combat. 

M:.  of  C.'.  And  how  may  he  aspire  to  mate  in 
marriage  ? 

G.\  M.\  With  the  noblest  and  proudest  dame  in 
Christendom.  The  poorest  knight  is  free,  in  all 
honorable  service,  to  devote  his  hand  and  sword,  the 
fame  of  his  exploits,  and  the  deep  devotion  of  hia 
heart,  to  the  fairest  princess  that  ever  wore  a  coronet. 


424  BOOK  OF  THE  a.  and  a.  rite. 

G.'.  M.\  Thou  must  profess  thy  belief  iu  the  one 
true  and  overliving  God;  and  ye  Saracens  worship 
not  the  true  God. 

M.'.  of  G.\  Thou  art  mistaken,  prince,  for  thou 
knowest  not  our  faith.  Doth  not  the  Koran  say, 
"  There  is  no  God  but  God — the  living,  the  self-sub- 
sisting?" Your  God  is  our  God  ;  there  is  no  God  but 
he — the  most  merciful.  To  God  belongeth  the  east 
and  the  west — therefore,  whithersoever  ye  turn  your- 
selves to  pray,  there  is  the  face  of  God ; .  for  God  is  om- 
nipresent and  omniscient.  We  believe  in  God,  and  that 
which  hath  been  sent  down  to  us,  and  that  which  hath 
been  sent  unto  Abraham  and  Ishmael,  and  Isaac  and 
Jacob,  and  the  tribes ;  and  that  which  was  delivered 
unto  Moses  and  Jesus  ;  and  that  which  was  delivered 
unto  the  prophets  from  their  Lord.  We  make  no 
distinction  between  any  of  them,  and  to  God  are  we 
resigned.     So  speaketh  the  Koran  everywhere. 

G.'.  M.\  Princely  Saladin,  didst  thou  ever  think 
of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  or  does  thy  faith  allow 
thee  to  believe  in  him  ? 

Mr.  of  C\  Doth  not  the  Koran  say  that  whosoever 
believeth  in  God  and  the  last  day,  and  doeth  that 
which  is  right,  shall  have  their  reward  with  their 
Lord  ?  Doth  it  not  say,  "  We  formerly  delivered  the 
book  of  the  law  unto  Moses,  and  caused  apostles  to 
succeed  him,  and  gave  evident  miracles  to  Jesus,  the 
Son  of  Mary,  and  strengthened  him  with  the  Holy 
Spirit  ?  The  angels  said :  O  Mary,  verily  God  hatb 
chosen   thee — verily   God   sendeth    thee   the   good 


KNIGHT  OF   ST.   ANDREW.  425 

tidings,  that  thou  shalt  bear  the  Word,  proceeding 
from  himself ;  his  name  shall  be  Christ  Jesus ;  God 
shall  teach  him  the  Scripture  and  wisdom,  and  the 
law  and  the  gospel,  and  shall  appoint  him  his  apostle 
to  the  children  of  Israel.  God  took  him  up  unto 
himself,  and  God  is  mighty  and  wise.  And  there 
shall  not  be  one  of  those  who  have  received  the 
Scriptures  who  shall  not  believe  in  him  before  his 
death ;  and  on  the  day  of  resurrection  he  shall  be  a 
witness  against  them  ?"  These  are  the  words  of  the 
Koran ;  and  all  the  followers  of  the  Prophet  believe 
that  Christ  was  an  apostle  from  God,  born  of  a  Vir- 
gin and  inspired,  and  did  teach  the  truth. 

#  *  *  *  # 

You  will  now  wash  both  hands  and  face,  which, 
with  the  ceremonies  performed,  is  a  symbol  of  that 
baptismal  rite  observed  among  all  Eastern  nations, 
by  way  of  purification — emblematical  of  that  purity 
and  innocence  of  soul,  without  which  no  one  can 
enter  into  the  order  of  knighthood  nor  into  the  pure 
abode  of  happiness  above. 

The  candidate  for  knighthood  not  only  serves  a 
long  apprenticeship  in  arms,  and  shows  himself  val- 
iant and  daring,  and  above  all  base  apprehension  of 
death,  but  should  pass  through  a  long  and  rigid 
probation,  to  prove  himself,  for  his  virtue,  temper- 
ance, faith,  constancy,  and  nobleness  of  heart,  fit  to 
be  enrolled  in  the  ranks  of  Chivalry.  These,  under 
circumstances,  may  be  dispensed  with,  and  the  Order 
conferred  even  upon  the  field. 


426        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

I  do  enjoin  both  of  you,  if  you  are  not  resolved  to 
be  henceforward  virtuous,  chaste,  humble  before  God, 
merciful,  tolerant,  generous,  and  charitable,  to  pro- 
ceed no  further,  lest  hereafter  you  should  be  dis- 
graced before  the  whole  world  as  false  and  disloyal 
knights.  Remember,  your  word  must  hereafter  never 
be  broken ;  you  must  never  strike  a  prostrate  foe, 
nor  slay  the  prisoner  that  can  no  longer  resist,  nor 
refuse  moderate  ransom,  nor  defile  yourselves  with 
many  women  ;.  and  all  true  and  loyal  knights  must  be 
your  brothers,  and  all  distressed  virgins  your  sisters, 
and  all  poor  and  destitute  orphans  your  children. 


PRAYER. 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven — the  God  of  Abra- 
ham, Isaac,  and  Jacob — the  one  only  true  God  !  look 
now  upon  these  candidates,  about  to  become  knights 
and  thy  servants ;  aid  them  to  perform  punctually 
the  vows  they  are  about  to  assume  ;  strengthen  their 
good  resolutions,  and  suffer  not  temptation  to  over- 
come them.  Make  them  true  knights,  and  teach 
them  to  exercise  whatever  powers  they  have  with 
gentleness  and  moderation,  and  for  the  benefit  of 
mankind  and  thy  glory.  Aid  them  to  be  true  and 
loyal,  frank  and  sincere ;  and  may  their  knighthood 
here  below  be  but  preparatory  to  their  final  initiation 
into  the  mysteries  of  thy  heaven  of  perfect  happiness 
and  perfect  purity.     Amen  1 


KNIGHT   OF   ST.   ANDREW.  427 

My  brethren,  I  need  not  enlarge  further  to  you  on 
the  duties  of  a  knight.  The  Order  of  Knights  Ecos- 
sais  is  a  chivalric  order,  of  great  antiquity,  and  has 
numbered  among  its  members  many  kings  and 
princes ;  but  its  greatest  boast  is  its  intimate  connec- 
tion and  alliance  with  an  Order  more  ancient  still. 


In  the  name  of  God,  St.  Andrew,  and  St.  Michael 
the  Archangel,  I  dub  thee  Knight  of  the  Ancient  and 
Venerable  Order  of  G.\  Scottish  Knights  of  St.  An- 
drew— known  also  as  Patriarchs  of  the  Crusades. 
Kise,  good  Knight  and  tine  Mason  :  be  faithful,  fear- 
less, and  merciful. 

LECTURE. 

Masonry  is  the  handmaid  of  religion.     The  Brah- 
min,  the   Jew,  the   Mahometan,   the   Catholic,   the 
Protestant — each    professing   his    peculiar  religion, 
banctioned  by  the  laws,  by  time,  and  by  climate- 
may  retain  then  faith,  and  yet  may  be  Masons. 

Masonry  teaches,  and  has  preserved  in  their  purity, 
the  cardinal  tenets  of  the  old  primitive  faith,  which 
underlie  and  are  the  foundation  of  all  religions. 
Masonry  is  the  universal  morality  which  is  suitable 
to  the  inhabitants  of  every  clime — to  the  man  of 
every  creed.  It  has  taught  no  doctrines  except 
those  truths  that  tend  directly  to  the  well-being  of 
man ;  and  those  who  have  attempted  to  direct  it 
toward  useless  vengeance,  political  ends,  the  Kab« 


428         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

ala,  Hermeticism,  Alchemy,  Teinplarisni,  and  Jesuit- 
ism, have  merely  perverted  it  to  purposes  foreign  to 
its  pure  spirit  and  real  nature. 

The  best,  and,  indeed,  the  only  good  Mason,  is  he 
who,  with  the  power  of  labor,  does  the  work  of  life  • 
the  upright  mechanic,  merchant,  or  farmer — the  man 
who  exercises  the  power  of  thought,  of  justice,  or  of 
love — whose  whole  life  is  one  great  act  of  perform- 
ance of  Masonic  duty.  The  natural  work  of  Ma- 
sonry is  practical  life  :  the  use  of  all  the  faculties  in 
their  proper  spheres  and  for  their  natural  functions. 
Love  of  truth,  justice,  and  generosity,  as  attributes 
of  God,  must  appear  in  a  life  marked  by  these  quali- 
ties. The  natural  form  of  Masonry  is  goodness, 
morality,  living  a  true,  just,  affectionate,  self-faithful 
life,  from  the  motive  of  a  good  man.  It  is  loyal 
obedience  to  God's  law.  The  good  Mason  does  that 
which  is  good,  which  comes  in  his  way,  from  a  love 
of  duty ;  and  not  merely  because  a  law  enacted  by 
man  or  God  commands  his  will  to  do  it.  Not  in 
vain  does  the  poor  or  oppressed  look  up  to  him. 
You  find  such  men  in  all  Christian  sects,  Protestant 
and  Catholic  ;  in  all  the  great  religious  parties  of  the 
civilized  world — among  Buddhists,  Mahometans,  and 
Jews.  They  are  kind  fathers,  generous  citizens,  and 
imimpeachable  in  their  business  :  you  see  their  Ma- 
sonry hi  then  works  and  in  their  play.  The  true 
Mason  loves  not  only  his  kindred  and  his  country, 
but  all  mankind  ;  not  only  the  good,  but  also  the  evD 
among  his  brethren.     Though  the  ancient  and  the 


KNIGHT   OF   ST.    AXLREW.  429 

honorable  of  the  earth  bid  him  bow  down  to  them, 
his  stubborn  knee  bends  only  at  the  bidding  of  his 
manly  soul.  His  Masonry  is  his  freedom  before  God, 
not  his  bondage  unto  men. 

The  old  theologies,  the  philosophies  of  religion  ol 
ancient  times,  will  not  suffice  us  now  ;  there  are  errors 
to  be  made  way  with,  and  their  places  supplied  with 
new  truths,  radiant  with  the  glories  of  heaven. 
There  are  great  wrongs  and  evils  in  Church  and 
State,  in  domestic,  social,  and  public  life,  to  be 
righted  and  outgrown.  Masonry  cannot  in  our  age 
forsake  the  broad  way 'of  life ;  she  must  journey  on 
in  the  open  street,  appear  in  the  crowded  square,  and 
teach  men  by  her  deeds — her  life — more  eloquent 
than  any  lips. 

This  degree  is  much  devoted  to  Toleration,  and  it 
inculcates  in  the  strongest  manner  that  great  leading 
idea  of  the  Ancient  Art — that  a  belief  in  the  one  true 
God,  and  a  moral  and  virtuous  life,  constitute  the 
only  religious  requisites  needed  to  enable  a  man  to 
be  a  Mason. 

It  has  ever  the  most  vivid  remembrance  of  the 
terrible  and  artificial  torments  that  were  used  to  put 
down  new  forms  of  religion  or  extinguish  the  old.  It 
sees  with  the  eye  of  memory  the  ruthless  extermina- 
tion of  all  the  people,  of  all  sexes  and  ages — because 
it  was  their  misfortune  not  to  know  the  God  of  the 
Hebrews,  or  to  worship  him  under  the  wrong  name — 
by  the  savage  troops  of  Moses  and  Joshua.  It  sees 
the  thumbscrews  and  the  racks ;  the  whip,  the  gal- 


430  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

lows,  and  the  stake ;  the  victims  of  Diocletian  and 
Claverhouse  ;  the  miserable  covenanters ;  the  non- 
conformists ;  Servetus  bound,  and  the  unoffending 
Quaker  hung.  It  sees  Cranmer  hold  his  arm,  now 
no  longer  erring,  in  the  flame,  until  the  hand  drops 
off,  in  the  consuming  heat.  It  sees  the  persecutions 
of  Peter  and  Paul,  the  martyrdom  of  Stephen,  the 
trials  of  Ignatius,  Polycarp,  Justin,  and  Irenseus ; 
and  then,  in  turn,  the  sufferings  of  the  wretched 
Pagans  under  the  Christian  emperors,  as  of  the 
Papists  in  Ireland,  and  under  Elizabeth  and  the 
besotted  Henry ;  and  all  that  in  all  ages  have 
suffered  by  hunger  and  nakedness,  peril  and  prison, 
the  rack,  the  stake,  and  the  sword — it  sees  them  all, 
and  shudders  at  the  long  roll  of  human  atrocities. 

Man  never  had  the  right  to  usurp  the  unexercised 
prerogative  of  God,  and  condemn  and  pimish  another 
for  his  belief.  Born  in  a  Protestant  land,  we  are  of 
that  faith:  if  we  had  opened  our  eyes  to  the  light 
under  the  shadows  of  St.  Peter's  at  Rome,  we  should 
have  been  devont  Romanists ;  born  in  the  Jewish 
quarter  of  Aleppo,  we  should  have  contemned  Christ 
as  an  impostor ;  in  Constantinople,  we  should  have 
cried,  "  Allah  il  Allah — God  is  great,  and  Mahomet 
is  his  Prophet."  Birthplace  and  education  give  us 
our  faith. 

Few  believe  in  any  religion  because  they  have 
examined  the  evidences  of  its  authenticity,  and 
made  up  a  formal  judgment,  upon  weighing  the  tes- 
timony.    Not  one  in  ten  thousand  knows  anything 


KNIGHT   OF  ST.    ANDREW.  431 

about  the  proofs  of  his  faith.  We  believe  what  we 
are  taught ;  and  those  are  most  fanatical  who  know 
least  of  the  evidences  on  which  their  creed  is  based. 

What  is  truth  to  me  is  not  truth  to  another.  The 
same  arguments  and  evidences  that  convince  one 
mind,  make  no  impression  on  another :  this  differ- 
ence is  in  men  at  their  birth.  No  man  is  entitled 
positively  to  assert  that  he  is  right,  where  other  men, 
equally  intelligent  and  equally  well-informed,  hold 
directly  the  opposite  opinion.  Each  thinks  it  im- 
possible for  the  other  to  be  sincere  ;  and  each,  as  to 
that,  is  equally  in  error.  "What  is  truth?"  was  a 
profound  question — the  most  suggestive  one  ever  put 
to  man.  Many  beliefs  of  former  and  present  times 
seem  incomprehensible.  They  startle  us  with  a  new 
glimpse  into  the  human  soul — that  mysterious  thing, 
more  mysterious  the  more  we  note  its  workings. 
Here  is  a  man,  superior  to  myself  in  intellect  and 
learning,  and  yet  he  sincerely  believes  what  seems 
to  me  too  absurd  to  merit  confutation  ;  and  I  cannot 
conceive,  and  sincerely  do  not  believe,  that  he  is 
both  sane  and  honest;  and  yet,  he  is  both.  His 
reason  is  as  perfect  as  mine,  and  he  is  as  honest  as 
I  am. 

The  fancies  of  a  lunatic  are  realities  to  him.  Our 
dreams  are  realities  while  they  last ;  and  in  the  past, 
no  more  unreal  than  what  we  have  acted  in  our 
waking  hours.  No  man  can  say  that  he  hath  as 
sure  possession  of  a  truth  as  of  a  chattel. 

When  men  entertain   opinions   diametrically  op 


432  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

posed  to  each  other,  and  each  is  honest,  who  shall 
decide  which  hath  the  truth,  and  how  can  either  say 
with  certainty  that  he  hath  it  ?  "We  know  not  what 
is  the  truth.  That  we  ourselves  believe  and  feel 
absolutely  certain  that  our  own  belief  is  true,  is,  in 
reality,  not  the  slightest  proof  of  the  fact,  seem  it 
never  so  certain  and  incapable  of  doubt  to  us. 

Therefore  no  man  hath,  or  ever  had,  a  right  to 
persecute  another  for  his  belief ;  for  there  cannot  be 
two  antagonistic  rights;  and  if  one  can  persecute 
another  because  he  himself  is  satisfied  that  the  belief 
of  that  other  is  erroneous,  the  other  has,  for  the  same 
reason,  equally  as  certain  a  right  to  persecute  him. 

The  truth  comes  to  us  as  the  image  of  a  rod  cornea 
to  us  through  the  water,  bent  and  distorted :  an  ar- 
gument sinks  into  and  convinces  the  mind  of  one 
man,  while  from  that  of  another  it  rebounds  most 
quickly.  It  is  no  merit  in  a  man  to  have  a  particu- 
lar faith,  excellent,  and  sound,  and  philosophic  as  it 
may  be.  It  is  no  more  a  merit  than  his  prejudices 
and  his  passions. 

The  sincere  Moslem  has  as  much  right  to  perse- 
cute us,  as  we  to  persecute  him  ;  and  therefore  Ma- 
sonry wisely  requires  no  more  than  a  belief  in  one 
great,  all-powerful  Deity,  the  Father  and  Preserver 
of  the  universe.  Therefore  she  teaches  her  votaries 
that  toleration  is  one  of  the  chief  duties  of  every 
good  Mason.  The  Masonic  system  regards  all  the 
human  race  as  members  of  one  great  family — as  hav- 
ing the  same  origin  and  the  same  destination ;  all  dia- 


KNIGHT   OF   ST.   ANDREW.  433 

tinctions  of  rank,  lineage,  or  nativity,  are  alike  un- 
known. The  whole  tenor  of  the  life  of  the  benevolent 
Founder  of  the  Christian  religion  was  unremitting 
benevolence ;  his  kind  offices  were  extended  alike  to 
Gentiles  and  Jews,  to  publicans  and  sinners,  as  well 
as  to  his  disciples. 

Yet  Masonry  is  eternally  vigilant  that  no  atheist 
or  base  libertine  contaminates  with  his  unhallowed 
tread  the  sanctum  sanctorum  of  our  temple  ;  such  can 
never  gain  admission  there,  without  the  grossest 
violation  of  vows  the  most  sacred  and  solemn.  It 
requires  the  acknowledgment  of  the  existence  of  the 
Grand  Master  of  the  Universe,  and  to  reverence  his 
great  and  sacred  name,  irrespective  of  sectarian 
ideas;  in  a  word,  to  practise  every  virtue  which 
adorns  and  ennobles  the  human  character,  and  fly 
every  vice  which  sullies  and  degrades  it.  It  incul- 
cates a  generous  love  for  all  mankind,  it  matters  not 
of  what  religious  creed. 

No  evil  hath  so  afflicted  the  world  as  intolerance 
of  religious  opinion  ;  the  human  beings  it  has  slain 
in  various  ways,  if  once  and  together  brought  to  life, 
would  make  a  nation  of  people,  which,  left  to  live  and 
increase,  would  have  doubled  the  population  of  the 
civilized  portion  of  the  world ;  among  which  civilized 
portion  it  chiefly  is  that  religious  wars  are  waged. 

No  man  truly  obeys  the  Masonic  law  who  merely 
tolerates  those  whose  religious  opinions  are  opposed 
to  his  own.  Every  man's  opinions  are  his  own  pri- 
vate property,  and  the  rights  of  all  men  to  maintain 

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434  EOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.   RITE. 

each  his  own  are  perfectly  equal.  Merely  to  tolerate, 
to  bear  with  an  opposing  opinion,  is  to  assume  it  to 
be  heretical,  and  assert  the  right  to  persecute,  if  we 
would,  and  claim  our  toleration  as  a  merit. 

The  Mason's  creed  goes  further  than  that ;  no  man, 
it  holds,  has  any  right,  in  any  way,  to  interfere  with 
the  religious  belief  of  another.  It  holds  that  each 
man  is  absolutely  sovereign  as  to  his  own  belief,  and 
that  belief  is  a  matter  absolutely  foreign  to  all  who 
do  not  entertain  the  same  belief ;  and  that  if  there 
were  any  right  of  persecution  at  all,  it  would  in  all 
cases  be  a  mutual  right,  because  one  party  has  the 
same  right  as  the  other  to  sit  as  judge  in  his  own 
case — an(i  God  is  the  only  magistrate  that  can  right- 
fully decide  between  them. 

To  that  Great  Judge  Masonry  refers  the  matter ; 
and,  opening  wide  its  portals,  it  invites  to  enter  there, 
and  live  in  peace  and  harmony,  the  Protestant,  the 
Catholic,  the  Jew,  the  Moslem — every  one  who  will 
lead  a  truly  virtuous  and  moral  life,  love  his  breth- 
ren, minister  to  the  sick  and  distressed,  and  believe 
in  the  One,  All-Powerful,  All-Wise,  Everywhere- 
Present  God— Architect,  Creator,  and  Preserver  of 
all  things — by  whose  universal  law  of  Harmony  ever 
rolls  on  this  universe  :  the  great,  vast,  infinite  circle 
of  successive  death  and  life  ;  to  whose  ineffable  name 
let  all  true  Masons  pay  profoundest  homage  !  for 
whose  thousand  blessings  poured  upon  us  let  us  feel 
the  sincerest  gratitude,  now,  henceforth,  and  forever. 
Amen. 


SIXTH    SERIES 


THE  SIXTH  SEKIES  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPrED 
SCOTTISH  RITE  CONTAINS  THEEE  DEGREES,  KNOWN 
AS  CHIVALRIC,  AND  WHICH  ARE  CONFERRED  IN  A 
CONSISTORY:  THEY  ARE  THE  KNIGHT  OF  KADOSH, 
GRAND  INSPECTOR  INQUISITOR  COMMANDER,  AND  SUB- 
LIME PRINCE  OF  THE  ROYAL  SECRET. 


"  I  am  all  that  has  been,  that  is,  and  that  will  be,  and  no  man 
hath  ever  lilted  my  veil."— Temple  of  NelUux. 


SEPHIBOTH. 

This  division  of  the  ten  Sephiroth  into  three  triads  was  ar- 
ranged into  a  form  called  by  the  Kabbalists  the  Kabbalistic  Tree, 
or  the  Tree  of  Life,  as  shown  in  the  following  diagram  : 


In  this  diagram  the  vertical  arrangement  of  the  Sephiroth  \3 
called  "Pillars."  Thus  the  four  Sephiroth  in  the  center  are 
called  the  "  Middle  Pillar  ;  "  the  three  on  the  right,  the  "  Pillar 
of  Mercy  ;"  and  the  three  on  the  left,  the  "  Pillar  of  Justice." 

436 


PREFATORY. 


The  three  chivalric  degrees  of  Knight  Kadosh,  In 
quisitor  Commander,  and  Prince  of  the  Royal  Secret 
%re  intimately  connected,  and  form  the  Templar  degrees 
of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite. 

The  labors  of  Masonry  are  well-nigh  ended,  so  far  as 
instruction  is  concerned,— the  virtues  of  the  Order  are 
rehearsed,  and  the  reward  for  a  due  reverence  of  the 
obligations  and  a  retention  and  observance  of  the  vows 
and  tenets  of  the  Institution  is  accorded. 

We  now  approach  the  Holy  Empire,  which  signifies 
the  attainment  of  the  science  and  power  of  the^MagL 
The  four  words  of  the  Magi  are,  To  Know,  to  Darejto 
Will,  to  be  Silent,  and  are  written  in  the  four  symbolic 
forms  of  the  Sphynx. 

The  accomplishment  of  these  degrees  brings  us  to  the 
completion  of  the  third  Temple ;  and  the  Royal  Secret 
is  solved,  as  to  whether  we  have  made  this  world  a 
Temple  fit  for  the  abiding-place  of  the  Grand  Architect 
of  the  universe. 


*  If  it  be  asked,  for  what  good  are  the  Superior  degrees  cultt 
vated?  we  might  answer,  that  as  to  personal  benefits,  the  oppor- 
tunity to  '  do  good  and  communicate,'  to  practise  all  the  Masonic 
virtues,  as  well  as  enjoy  all  the  pleasures  of  fellowship  and 
sociality— so  far  as  these  are  considered  within  tbe  sphere  of  the 
Masonic  acquirements  of  any  brother— the  original  working  de- 
grees of  Ancient  Craft  Masonry  will  for  him  suffice.  Only  to 
one  who  wishes  to  attain  a  more  extensive  knowledge  of,  and 
become  fully  accomplished  in,  the  religious,  philosophic,  and 
chivalric  departments  of  our  Order,  as  they  were  cultivated  in 
the  different  ages  of  the  world  gone  by,  as  well  as  at  the  present 
day,  would  we  recommend  initiation  into  the  high  degrees.  He 
only  will  be  competent  to  appreciate  the  honors  and  privilege* 
attached  to  them,  who  possesses  the  disposition  and  ability  to 
study  the  deeper  and  higher  mysteries  of  our  Kabala,  and  will 
not  rest  satisfied  until  he  has  discovered  a  satisfactory  solution  ttf 
every  Masonic  problem,  and  can,  in  every  case,  explain  •  de  qui 
fabulum  narratur ;'  who  can  thoroughly  understand  the  moral 
mysteries,  as  well  as  those  of  art  and  science,  which  our  legends 
unfold,  and  who  has  a  laudable  ambition  to  participate  in  the 
most  exalted  sphere,  with  congenial  associates,  in  that  subtle 
communion  and  fraternization  which  genuine  'Sublime  Free- 
masonry' is  peculiarly  calculated  to  afford." 

landon  Freemason's  Quarterly  Magazins. 


THIRTIETH  DEGREE. 


inlt    lUtlfltfli* 


ARGUMENT. 

A  Knight  and  Soldier  of  the  Cross  called  Knight  Kadosh 
proves  himself  practically  a  true  defender  of  the  Temple  of  the 
Most  High  God  ;  and  while  armed  with  steel  outwardly,  he  is  in- 
wardly anned  with  Faith  and  Love — Faith  to  God  and  Love  to 
his  fellow-man.  It  is  his  duty  to  defend  the  Order,  to  protect  and 
assist  all  worthy  pilgrims,  the  weak  and  the  injured,  the  needy 
and  the  oppressed,  with  hecoming  humility  and  meekness,  and 
yet  with  fidelity  and  prudence,  as  vowed  on  the  Mystic  Ladder. 

This  practical  trial  degree  of  the  Knight  Templar  is  replete 
with  effective  incident,  and  stands  prominently  forward  as  an 
interesting  and  exciting  drama. 


KNIGHT    KADOSH. 

THE  THIRTIETH  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED 
SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  FIRST  DEGREE  OF  THE  CHIT- 
ALRIC    SERIES. 


APARTMENTS,  FURNITURE,  AND  DECORATIONS. 

Bodies  in  this  degree  are  termed  Chapters. 
The   main   Hall    is   decorated    with   red   and    black 
columns. 

"  NKC   PRODITOR, 


The  Throne  in  the  East  is  surmounted  by  a  double- 
headed  Eagle,  crowned,  holding  a  poniard  in  his  claws ; 
over  his  neck  is  a  black  ribbon,  to  which  is  suspended 
the  Cross  of  the  Order;  on  his  breast  is  an  Equilateral 


442  BOOK  OF  THE  A.   AND   A.   RITE. 

Triangle,  around  which  are  the  words  :  "  JYec proditor 
Nee  proditor,  innocens  feret." 

There  are  9  lights  of  yellow  wax. 

A  drapery  of  white  and  black  curtains,  strewed  with 
red  crosses,  descends  between  the  wings  of  the  Eagle, 
and  forms  a  pavilion. 

Behind  the  throne  are  two  banners,  one  white  with  a 

green  Teutonic  cross  upon  it,  and  the  motto  "  Deus 

Vidt  /"  the  other  with  a  red  cross  on  one  side,  and  on 

the  other  a  double-headed  Eagle,  holding  a  poniard, 

with  the   motto,   in   silver  letters,  "Aut  vincere,  Aut 

mori." 

judges'  hall, 

Black,  lighted  by  a  single  lamp,  of  triangular  or  antique 
form,  suspended  from  the  ceiling.  Everything  in  this 
apartment  should  be  sombre. 

There  are  five  Judges,  robed  in  black,  and  masked, 
each  with  a  sword,  at  reception.  The  Judges  are  seated, 
Knights  in  attendance  standing,  who  are  also  in  black 
robes,  and  cowls  over  their  heads,  with  their  hands 
crossed  over  their  breasts. 

CAVE  OR  CHAMBER  OP  REFLECTION, 

Is  strewed  with  emblems  of  mortality,  and  is  entered 
by  descending  a  flight  of  stairs :  but  one  light  is  used. 

This  chamber  should  be  sombre  in  all  its  appoint- 
ments, and  is  intended  to  represent  the  tomb  of  Jacquea 
de  Molay. 

A  rude  altar,  over  which  is  placed  a  single  lighted 
candle,  a  Bible,  and  a  cup  of  wine;  near  the  altar  a 
gong. 

MYSTERIOUS  LADDER, 

Is  covered  until  the  candidate  is  obligated.  This  Laddei 
has  two  supports  and  seven  steps.     The  first  support  on 


KNIGHT   KADOSH. 


443 


the  right  is  called  0.  E. ;  the  second  support  on  the 

left  is  called  0.  K. 

The  first  Chamber  is  termed  "Judges'  Hall." 

The  second     "       "       "        "  Chamber  of  Reflection." 

The  third       "       "       "        "Forum." 

The  fourth      "       "       "        "  Senate  Chamber." 

The  fifth         "       "       "        "  The  Road  to  the  Holy 

Land." 

Five  Knights  constitute  a  quorum,  and  should  be 
dressed  in  black,  with  white  gloves. 

Kadosh  signifies  holy,  consecrated,  separated. 

The  Jewel  is  a  Teutonic  cross  of  gold,  enamelled  with 
red,  in  the  centre  of  which  are  the  letters  J.*.  B.\  M.\ 
On  the  reverse  a  skull  transpierced  by  a  poniard,  and  is 
hung  to  the  sash. 

Battery — •  •  •  •  •  •— • 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  COUNCIL: 

Grand  Commander,  in  the  East ; 
Grand  Chancellor,  right  of  Grand  Commander; 
Grand  Architect,  left  of  Grand  Commander ; 
Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  in  the  North ; 
Grand  Treasurer,  right  of  Grand  Commander  in 
the  North. 

Grand  Secretary,  left  of  Grand  Commander  in  the 

South. 

Grand  Captain  or  the  Guard,  in  the  South ; 
Sentinels,  Guards,  and  Knights. 

DRESS  OF  A  KNIGHT  KADOSH. 

The  regular  costume  of  a  Knight  Kadosh,  as  pre- 
scribed by  the  Ancient  Rituals,  is  as  follows : 

A  white  tunic  of  fine  woollen  stuff,  in  the  shape  of  a 
Dalmatica,  with  large  sleeves ;  reaching  to  the  knees, 


444  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

bordered  with  black,  and  having  on  the  left  breast  a  red 
Latin  cross. 

A  mantle  of  black  velvet,  very  full,  and  reaching 
midway  between  the  knee  and  ankle,  edged  with  red 
velvet,  and  having  on  the  left  breast  a  red  Latin  cross. 

It  is  clasped  in  front  of  the  throat  with  a  plain  Teu 
tonic  cross  of  gold. 


4l 


A  wide-brimmed  hat  of  black  felt,  with  a  plume  of 
red  ostrich  feathers,  on  the  left  side ;  and  covering  the 
lower  end  of  the  plume,  a  Teutonic  cross  of  gold :  on 
the  front  is  a  sun  of  gold,  its  rays  extending  the  whole 
width  of  the  front. 

A  knight's  collarette,  with  points  of  linen  cambric, 
with  or  without  lace. 

A  black  belt  of  leather  with  a  true  Teutonic  cross  in 
front,  as  a  clasp,  of  jet  and  gold,  on  which  are  the  let- 
ters J.-.  B.\  M.\ 

Closely-fitting  pantaloons  of  white  casimere ;  and 
worn  over  them  yellow  morocco  boots,  coming  up  half- 
way to  the  knee,  bound  around  the  top  with  narrow 
gold  lace,  and  having  tassels  of  white  silk  in  front. 
Gold  spurs. 

A  sword  with  straight  silver  guard,  in  a  black  scab- 
bard, hangs  from  the  belt ;  on  the  scabbard  and  hilt  are 
the  figures  30. 

A  collar  of  black  watered  silk  ribbon,  four  inches 
wide,  edged  with  narrow  silver  lace,  and  worn  over 
the  tunic  and  under  the  mantle.  On  the  front  part 
of  the  collar  are  embroidered  in  scarlet  silk  the  letters 


KNIGHT  KADOSH.  445 

K-H,  two  Teutonic  crosses,  a  double-headed  Eagle,  with 
wings  extended,  a  crown  resting  on  the  two  heads,  hold- 
ing a  poniard  in  his  claws. 


The  crown,  both  heads,  and  the  blade  of  the  poniard, 
are  of  gold ;  the  handle  of  the  poniard  is  oval,  one-half 
black,  and  the  other  white. 

At  the  end  of  the  cordon,  or  when  a  collar  is  worn, 
then  under  the  sash,  is  a  poniard,  its  blade  of  steel,  its  han- 
dle oval,  and  one-half  of  it  ivory,  the  other  half  ebony. 

Round  the  body  is  a  black  sash,  edged  with  silver. 

Gloves  are  of  white  kid. 


RECEPTION. 

The  reception  commences  by  the  introduction  of  the 
aspirant  to  the  Judge's  Hall,  where  he  obtains  permis- 
sion to  proceed  to  the  Chamber  of  Reflection. 

***** 

"Whoever  shall  be  able  to  conquer  the  fear  of 
death  shall  come  safe  out  of  the  bowels  of  the  earth, 
and  have  the  right  to  be  admitted  into  the  '  Myste- 
ries of  the  Order.' " 


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BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   KITE. 


Pending  the  following  prayer  and  the  remaining  cere- 
monies in  this  chamber,  the  "  Miserere'''  will  be  heard 
in  the  distance,  on  the  organ. 


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KNIGHT   KADOSH. 


447 


G.\  M. .  of  C.\  You  will  then  kneel  with  me,  niy 
brother,  in  the  midst  of  these  decaying  relics  of 
mortality,  sad  emblems  of  life  and  hope  departed, 
and  offer  up  with  me  prayers  and  supplications  to 
the  God  of  heaven. 

"  Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,"  etc.,  etc. 

*  *  *  *  * 

He  heapeth  up  riches  and  cannot  tell  who  shall 
gather  them.  In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death  ; 
yet  to  whom  may  we  flee  for  succor,  but  to  thee, 
O  Lord!  who,  for  our  many  sins,  art  justly  dis- 
pleased. O  God  most  holy!  O  God  most  mighty ! 
Ever  and  glorious  Lord !  save  us  from  the  pains  of 
eternal  death  !     Amen ! 

The  following  is  the  prayer  of  Jacques  De  Molay,  just  prior  to 
«s  execution,  and  may  very  properly  be  introduced  at  this  time: 
"  O  God !  permit  us  to  meditate  on  the  pains  that 
Jesus  suffered,  that  we  might  be  redeemed;  and 
enable  us  to  imitate  the  example  of  endurance  which 
he  gave  when  he  submitted,  without  a  murmur,  to 
the  persecutions  and  torments  Avhich  bigotry  and  in- 
justice had  prepared  for  him. 

"  Forgive,  O  God,  those  false  accusers  who  have 
caused  the  entire  destruction  of  the  Order  whereof  thy 
Providence  has  made  me  the  head.  And  if  it  please 
thee  to  accept  the  prayer  which  we  now  offer,  grant 
that  the  day  may  come  when  the  world,  now  deceived, 
may  better  know  those  who  have  sought  to  live  for  thee. 
"We  trust  to  thy  goodness  and  mercy  to  compen- 
sate us  for  the  tortures  and  death  which  we  are  no* 


448  BOOK   OF   THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

to  suffer  ;  and  that  we  may  enjoy  thy  divine  presence 
in  the  mansions  of  happiness." 

***** 

G:  Com.'.  It  becomes  my  duty,  at  this  time,  to 
glance  at  the  history  of  Masonry  from  its  earliest  date ; 
but  it  would  be  impossible,  within  the  limited  time  al- 
lowed me,  to  enter  into  a  detailed  account  of  the  various 
incidents  connected  with  this  subject ;  I  will,  there- 
fore, merely  allude  to  some  of  the  prominent  points. 

The  incidents  attending  the  erection  of  the  Temple 
it  is  to  be  presumed  you  are  already  acquainted 
with.  The  conspiracy  of  the  three  assassins  of  the 
Grand  Master,  H.\  A.'.,  the  incidents  of  his  death  so 
peculiarly  reminding  us  of  the  death  of  the  great 
exemplar  Jacques  De  Molay ;  the  zeal  and  energy  of 
the  brethren  in  the  apprehension  and  punishment  of 
the  assassins ;  the  wisdom  of  King  Solomon  in 
selecting  a  chosen  few,  and  making  them  perfect  in 
the  arts  and  sciences ;  the  elevation  of  the  twelve 
Sublime  Knights,  elected  to  carry  out  the  work  of 
perfection  ;  the  great  object  and  duty  of  the  twelve, 
and  their  connection  with  our  Grand  Master,  the 
builder  of  the  third  temple,  in  their  completion  of 
the  first  temple,  and  their  partaking  of  a  mystic 
oblation  having  reference  to  a  portion  of  the  body 
of  their  Grand  Master,  and  vow  to  carry  out  his 
great  designs  ;  and  our  ancient  Grand  Master  tasting 
of  the  bitter  cup  of  death ;  the  zeal  and  energy  of 
our  ancient  brethren,  Gibuluru,  Joabert,  and  Stolkin, 
in  penetrating  into  the  bowels  of  the  earth  and  bring* 


KNIGHT   KADOSH.  449 

ing  thence  the  valuable  treasures  to  enrich  and  adorn 
the  temple  of  God ;  the  rewards  conferred  on  them 
by  King  Solomon  in  admitting  them  to  perfection ; 
the  apostasy  of  Solomon;  the  destruction  of  the 
Temple ;  the  finding  of  the  sacred  vault,  and  the 
dead  body  of  Galaad  at  the  entrance  thereto,  and 
the  destruction  of  the  Golden  Delta ;  the  captivity 
of  seventy  years,  and  return  to  Jerusalem  under 
Zerubbabel;  the  incidents  of  the  Knights  of  the 
East  or  Sword  and  Princes  of  Jerusalem  ;  the  estab- 
lishment at  Jerusalem  of  the  Knights  of  the  East 
and  West ;  the  Rose-Croix  degree,  and  its  connection 
with  the  building  of  the  third  temple ;  the  Knights 
of  Jerusalem  and  Knights  of  the  Temple,  called 
Knights  Templars  or  Crusaders  ;  the  formation  of 
the  Order  of  Knights  Templars ;  their  devotion  and 
heroism  in  the  cause  of  Christianity. 

You  are  now,  my  brother,  about  to  be  instructed  in  a 
portion  of  the  secret  mysteries.  But  before  entering 
upon  them,  let  us  offer  up  our  supplications  to  Heaven, 
as  on  all  important  occasions.     You  will  kneel  and  join 

me  in  my  appeal. 

PRAYER. 

O  thou  Eternal,  beneficent,  and  all-glorious  and 
gracious  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe  !  we,  from 
the  secret  depths  of  our  hearts,  offer  up  to  thee  a 
living  sacrifice.  We  pray  thee  to  fill  our  hearts  with 
thy  love  and  the  love  we  should  feel  for  each  other, 
We  are  brethren,  journeying  the  rugged  path  of  life 
to  that  bourne  from  which  we  cannot  return.     We 


450        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

humbly  beseech  thee,  O  Heavenly  Father !  to  inspire 
our  enemies  with  a  just  sense  of  the  evils  they  have 
done,  and  a  conviction  of  their  wrong-doing :  that 
they  may  make  atonement  for  their  manifold  injuries 
and  injustice  to  us ;  which  do  not  belong  to  us,  thy 
servants,  to  redress  them  ourselves ;  for  thou  hast 
said,  O  Lord !  "  Vengeance  is  mine,  I  will  repay 
that  by  their  eyes  being  opened  we  might  be  recon 
ciled,  and  by  a  hearty  union  take  possession  of  those 
blessed  lands,  where  the  original  temple  was  first 
established,  and  where  thou  hadst  said,  "  I  will 
dwell ;"  where  we  might  be  gathered  together  in  one 
fold  or  band  of  brothers,  there  to  celebrate  thy  great 
and  holy  name  ;  and  on  the  holy  mountain,  in  whose 
bowels  was  deposited  the  ever-glorious  and  awful 
Name,  celebrate  thy  praise.     Amen ! 

All.  So  mote  it  be ! 

G;.  Com.\  You  will  now  rise,  my  brother.  I  now 
charge  you  to  make  yourself  familiar  with  the  history 
of  the  Knights  Templars  ;  of  their  rise  and  progress ; 
their  great  and  glorious  exploits;  their  numbers, 
wealth,  and  high  standing  in  every  kingdom  of 
Europe ;  their  persecution  and  fall,  and  the  suffer- 
ings of  the  Grand  Master,  Jacques  de  Molay,  and 
his  brave  Knights,  by  order  of  Pope  Clement  V. ; 
the  cruelty  and  barbarity  of  Philip  the  Fair  and  the 
potentates  and  governments  of  Europe ;  the  actions 
of  the  Knights  of  Malta  in  the  destruction  of  the 
Templars,  and  their  receiving  and  holding  many 
large  possessions,  the  property  of  the  Templars,  as 


451 
KNIGHT  KADOSH. 

a  reward  for  their  treachery;  the  dispersion  of  the 
Templars,  and  their  many  sufferings  and  death  The 
facts  and  history,  my  brother,  can  be  obtamed  from 
the  sources  I  previously  mentioned. 


■nva 


SE   PLUS   ULTRA.. 


452  BOOK   OF   THE  A.   AND   A.    BITE. 


The  incidents  on  the  road  to  the  Holy  Land  will  her« 
transpire. 


G.'.  Com.'.  Be  firm,  faithful,  and  true  unto  death. 
I  arm  you  with  this  Sivord,  Sir  Knight,  as  a  defence 
against  your  enemies  and  the  enemies  of  the  Order ; 
you  will  wield  it  also  for  the  defence  of  poor  pil- 
grims, and  in  defence  of  innocence  and  virtue.  I  also 
arm  you  with  this  dagger,  it  is  the  avenging  blade 
and  the  dagger  of  mercy ;  and  I  now  invest  you  with 
these  knightly  gold  spurs. 

Wisdom  is  symbolized  by  gold.  Never  let  wisdom, 
with  temperate  zeal  and  true  love,  forsake  you. 

You  are  now,  Sir  Knight,  invested  with  the  knightly 
spurs,  in  testimony  of  the  zeal  and  activity  with 
which  you  are  henceforward  and  forever  to  be  goaded 
on  in  the  performance  of  your  duties ;  and,  beware 
lest  through  negligence  or  unfaithfulness,  you  shall 
be  deemed  unworthy  of  our  confidence,  and  be  igno- 
miniously  degraded  from  our  Order. 

I  also  present  you  with  the  Collar  and  Jewel.  You 
will  now  take  your  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  Order. 
You  are  in  the  ranks  of  those  who  shall  be  elected 
to  the  grand  work,  and  Ave  trust  and  hope  that  the 
delicious  perfumes  of  your  good  actions  will  give 
you  the  true  happiness  you  desire. 


THIRTY-FIRST  DEGREE. 


THE  GREAT  PYTHAGOREAN  TRIANGLE. 


ARGUMENT. 

The  i  Tactical  test  of  the  neophyte  in  the  degree  of  KnighU 
Kadosh,  is  in  this  degree  of  Inquisitor  Commander  changed  to 
a  thorough  examination  under  charges  against  Masonic  law  and 
duty  before  the  Order  of  the  Five  Brethren. 

The  wise  sayings  of  sages  and  lawgivers  are  quoted  for  instruc- 
tion, to  remind  the  Knight  of  the  serious  vows  that  he  has  as- 
sumed, and  how  to  preside  in  judgment  and  expound  the  law ;  to 
judge  justly  and  punish  sternly;  but  ever  remembering  the  frailty 
and  imperfection  of  human  nature,  to  pardon  and  forgive  while 
there  yet  remains  hope  of  reformation. 

To  render  judgment  is  a  stem  duty  and  an  unwelcome  task  to 
be  performed ;  for  in  this  a  man  usurps,  to  some  extent,  the  func- 
tions of  God ;  he  should  therefore  himself  be  just,  upright,  im- 
partial, disregarding  persons,  influence,  rank,  and  power. 


GRAND  INSPECTOR  INQUISITOR  COMMANDER. 

THE  THIRTY-FIRST  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AC- 
CEPTED SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  O* 
THE   CHIVALRIC   SERIES. 


DECORATIONS. 

The  hangings  are  white,  as  also  the  canopy  under 
which  is  the  throne  of  the  President. 

There  are  ten  gilded  colnmns;  one  on  each  side  of 
the  President  in  the  East ;  one  on  each  side  of  the  Coun- 
sellors in  the  West;  three  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Tribunal,  and  three   on  tha   north;   equidistant   from 

eaCOv°erhthe  column  on  the  right  of  the  President  is  in- 
cribed  in  large  letters  the  word  Justiha. 
Over  that  upon  his  left,  the  word  Equitas. 
From  tnese  two  columns  springs  a  Gothic  arch,  from 


ioG  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.   RITE. 

the  apex  whereof  is  suspended  over  the  head  of  the 
President  the  Tetractys  of  Pythagoras,  thus : 


5       ?       ?       ) 

and  under  it  a  naked  sword  and  the  scales  of  justice. 

Over  the  column  on  the  right  of  the  Counsellors  is  in- 
6cribed  the  word  Lenitas;  upon  the  left,  the  word  3/iseri- 
cordia.  From  these  two  columns  springs  a  Gothic  arch, 
from  the  apex  whereof  is  suspended  in  letters  of  gold 
the  sacred  word  of  the  eighteenth  degree. 

On  the  three  columns  in  the  south,  going  from  east 
to  west,  are  the  busts  of  Moses,  Zoroaster,  and  Minos, 
with  the  name  of  each  inscribed  on  his  column. 

On  the  columns  on  the  north,  also  going  from  east  to 
west,  are  the  busts  of  Confucius,  Socrates,  and  Alfred 
the  Great,  with  the  name  of  each  inscribed  on  his 
column. 

In  front  of  the  President  is  a  table,  on  which  are  the 
Square  and  Compasses,  the  Plumb  and  Level,  an  hour- 
glass, a  skull  and  cross-bones,  a  small  pair  of  Scales,  a 
naked  Sword,  and  the  Book  of  Constitutions. 

In  the  centre  of  the  room  are  ten  lights,  in  the  east 
ten,  and  in  the  west  ten;  each  ten  being  arranged  in 
the  form  of  the  Tetractys. 

The  altar  is  covered  with  a  black  cloth ;  Judges'  table 
covered  with  green  cloth. 

TITLES,  OFFICERS,  AND  THEIR  STATIONS. 

The  assembly  is  styled  Supreme  Tribunal. 
The  presiding  officer  is  styled  Most  Perfect  President 
and  sits  in  the  east. 


GRAND   INSPECTOR   INQUISITOR   COMMANDER.       457 


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ADYOCATB.      O 


5     O 


PUBSUIVAKT.      o 


COUNSELLORS. 


The  Wardens  are  styled  Counsellors,  and  sit  in  the 
west. 

The  Secretary  (Keeper  of  the  Seals  and  Archives)  is 
styled  Chancellor,  and  sits  on  the  right  of  the  President, 

The  Treasurer  sits  on  the  left  of  the  President. 

The  Advocate  is  stationed  in  the  south. 
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458  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

The  Defender  is  stationed  in  the  north. 

The  Pursuivant  is  stationed  on  the  right  of  the  Coun- 
sellors. 

All  the  memhers  of  the  Supreme  Tribunal,  except  the 
President,  are  styled  Illustrious. 

REGALIA,  DECORATIONS,  ETC. 

No  apron  is  worn  in  the  Supreme  Tribunal.  In  the 
inferior  bodies  the  Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Com- 
manders wear  one  of  entirely  white  sheep-skin,  with  a 
Teutonic  cross,  embroidered  in  silver,  on  the  flap. 


The  collar  is  white ;  at  the  point  is  a  triangle  emitting 
rays,  embroidered  in  gold,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  the 
number  31  in  Arabic  figures. 

In  the  inferior  bodies,  instead  of  a  collar,  a  Grand 
Inspector  Inquisitor  Commander  may  wear  around  his 
neck  a  golden  chain,  from  which  hangs  the  cross  of  the 
Order ;  the  links  of  the  chain  are  formed  of  the  inter- 
laced attributes  of  the  eight  fundamental  degrees  of 
Masonry -viz.,  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  14th,  16th,  18th,  and  30th 

The  jeicel  is  a  silver  Teutonic  cross. 

The  hat,  same  as  Kadosh. 


GRAND   INSPECTS  ft  fcrtjtJX&fi^B  COMMANDER.       459 

PREROGATIVES. 

When  a  Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Commander, 
wearing  the  proper  insignia,  visits  a  Lodge  of  an  infe- 
rior degree,  he  announces  himself  as  a  Grand  Inspector 
Inquisitor  Commander.  He  is  proved  in  the  ordinary 
manner,  and  the  report  is  made  in  the  ear  >f  the  Master, 
who  causes  all  the  members  to  be  placed  around  the 
altar;  he  then  sends  the  two  Wardens  to  receive  him, 
by  whom  he  is  conducted  to  the  altar.  The  Master 
then  leaves  his  seat,  and  placing  the  three  gavels  upon 
the  altar,  he  presents  them  to  the  visiting  brother,  who 
accepts,  and  returns  them  to  the  Master,  and  to  each  of 
the  Wardens,  after  which  he  is  conducted  by  the  Master 
to  the  seat  of  honor. 


sgfaitajs pijsn'icovtUa." 

RECEPTION. 


PRAYER. 
Hear  us  with  indulgence,  O  infinite  Deity,  whose 
attributes  are  infinite,  and  yet  infinitely  harmonious. 
Thou,  of  whose  essence  all  justice,  equity,  and  mercy, 
intermingled  into  one  infinite  excellence.  Thou,  to 
whom  all  thoughts  and  all  actions  of  men  are  known 
and  visible  as  thine  own ;  to  whom  the  infinite  past 
and  the  infinite  future  are  one  now ;  and  the  infini- 
tudes of  space  in  all  directions  are  here.     Give  us 


460        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

the  wisdom  and  the  will  to  judge  justly,  accurately, 
and  mercifully;  and  when  wo  come  to  be  finally 
judged  by  thee,  do  not  thou  judge  us  as,  in  our 
feebleness  and  passion,  we  may  have  judged  others  ; 
but  forgive  us  and  take  us  home  to  thee.     Amen ! 


If  the  Knight  Kadosh,  when  performing  his  pil- 
grimage, proves  himself  recreant  of  any  obligation, 
he  should  here  be  accused  of  the  same. 

If  deemed  an  unworthy  Knight  by  the  Judges  on  any 

accusation,  he  should  be  returned  to  the  outer  world 

for  a  probationary  period ;   if  not,  the  Most  Perfect 

President  proceeds,  first  taking  a  vote  of  the  Judges. 

***** 

31.'.  P.'.  Pres.'.  Illustrious  Knight,  you  desire  to 
take  upon  yourself  an  arduous,  responsible  office. 
There  is  but  one  infallible,  unerring  Judge.  All  hu- 
man judgment  is,  at  best,  uncertain ;  serious  in  its 
consequences,  it  must  often,  when  time  develops  its 
errors,  produce  regret,  and  sometimes  remorse.  It 
is  not  wise  to  seek  to  judge  our  fellow-man ;  it  is  a 
stern  duty,  and  an  unwelcome  task  to  be  performed, 
and  not  a  privilege  to  be  coveted ;  and  woe  unto  that 
man  who  assumes  the  prerogative  of  judgment,  and, 
to  some  extent,  usurps  the  functions  of  God,  not 
being  himself  just,  upright,  impartial. 

Subsequent  to  the  dismissal  of  the  Inquisition,  and 
preparatory  to  the  lessons  and  warnings  being  given, 
t*ie  following  music  will  be  played. 


GltAND   INSPECTOR   INQUISITOR   COMMANDEB.       461 


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462  COOK  OF  TH.S  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 

I  was  the  just  King  Alfred  of  Saxon  England  ,  1 
framed  wise  laws,  made  upright  judges,  independent 
of  my  will  and  that  of  the  people,  and  caused  jus/ 
and  speedy  judgment  to  be  gi^en.  In  all  my  realm, 
justice  and  right  were  sold  to  none;  denied  to  none 
delayed  to  none.  I  slept  little ;  I  wrote  much ;  ? 
studied  more.  I  reigned  only  to  bless  those  ovei 
whom  I  had  dominion.  I  have  vanished  into  th< 
thin  past,  and  many  ages  have  marched  in  solemr 
procession  by  my  grave,  yet  I  still  live  in  the  mem- 
ory of  men.  They  call  me  great  king,  wise  law- 
giver, just  judge  ;  follow,  then,  my  example,  or  shud 
der  to  sit  in  judgment  on  thy  fellows. 

^c  ^  ♦  ♦  ^ 

I  was  Socrates,  the  Athenian ;  I  knew  the  holy 
mysteries,  and  reverenced  God  in  nature.  In  the 
sacred  groves  of  Athens,  I  taught  to  young  and  old 
that  God  was  one,  and  the  soul  of  man  immortal. 
I  taught  obedience  to  the  laws  and  decrees  of  the 
people  of  Athens,  and  the  council  of  five  hundred. 
When  I  sat  in  the  court  of  the  Areopagus,  I  swore 
by  the  paternal  Apollo,  by  Ceres,  and  by  Jupiter  the 
King,  that  I  would  sentence  uprightly  and  according 
to  law — or,  when  the  law  was  silent,  to  the  best  of 
my  judgment ;  and  that  I  would  not  receive  gifts,  nor 
should  any  other  for  me ;  nor  receive  bribes  from 
any  passion,  prejudice,  or  affection ;  nor  allow  any 
other  person  to  do  the  like  by  any  means,  whether 
direct  or  indirect,  to  prevent  justice  in  the  court. 
And  when,  by  an  unjust  judgment,  the  same  court 


GRAND  INSPECTOR  INQUISITOR  COMMANDER.       463 

condemned  me  to  death,  I  refused  to  flee  and  escape, 
lest  I  should  bring  the  laws  into  disrepute  ;  holding 
the  good  citizen  bound  to  submit  to  even  the  unjust 
judgment  of  the  State.  If  thou  wouldst  fain  become 
a  judge  of  others,  first  prepare  thyself  by  learning  to 
obey  the  laws. 

*  *  *  *  * 

I  was  Confucius,  who  read  and  interpreted  to  the 
people  of  ancient  China  the  great  laws  engraved  by 
the  finger  of   God,  in  everlasting  letters,  upon  the 
pages  of   the  many-leaved  book  of  nature.     I  said 
to  them,  desire  not  for  your  country  any  other  bene- 
fit than  justice ;  the  great  law  of  duty  is  to  be  looked 
1  for  in  humanity.     "  Justice  is  Equity,"  to  render  to 
every  man  that  to  which  he  is  entitled.     He  who 
would  stand  above  the  ordinary  level  of  man  must 
be  exempt  from  prejudices  and  self-conceit  and  ob- 
stinacy, and  be  governed  by  the  mandates  of  justice 
alone.     Hear  much,  reflect  much,  and  say  nothing 
superfluous.     Let  doubt  of  guilt  be  acquitted ;  and 
presumption  of  innocence  be  solid  proof.     "  That  is 
the  noblest  recompense  of  human  virtue  !"     Do  thou 
strive  so  to  live  and  act,  to  obey  and  govern,  and 
thou,  too,  mayest  live  in  the  good  opinion  of  men, 
after  thou  art  dead,  and  thine  influences  may  make 
thee,  too,  a  king  over  the  minds  of  men. 


I  was  Minos,   the    lawgiver  of   Crete.     I  taught 
the  Cretans  that  the  laws  which  I  enacted  were  die* 


16-i  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND  A.    RITE. 

tated  by  Zeus,  the  Father ;  for  all  true  and  righteous 
laws,  and  all  human  justice,  are  but  developments  of 
that  eternal  and  infinite  justice,  that  is  of  the  essence 
of  the  Deity.  He  who  assumes  to  judge  his  brethren 
clothes  himself  with  the  prerogative  of  God.  "  Woe 
unto  thee,"  if,  being  thyself  vicious  or  criminal, 
thou  dost  assume  to  judge  others ;  and  still  more,  if 
thou  givest  corrupt  judgment;  for  then  will  thy 
memory  be  execrated,  and  in  all  time  it  shall  be  the 
bitterest  reproach  to  an  unjust  judge  to  call  him  by 
thy  name. 

***** 

I  was  Zoroaster,  whose  words  became  law  to  the 
Persians.  I  said  he  is  the  best  servant  of  God,* 
whose  heart  is  upright,  who  is  liberal,  with  due  re- 
gard to  what  is  just  to  all  men ;  who  turns  not  his 
eyes  toward  riches,  and  whose  heart  wishes  well  to 
everything  that  lives.  He  alone  is  just  who  is  chari- 
table, and  merciful  in  his  judgments ;  and  he  alone 
is  wise  who  thinks  well,  and  not  evil,  of  other  men. 
Satisfy  thine  own  conscience,  and  fear  neither  the 
outrages  of  fortune  nor  the  injuries  of  enemies. 
Crime  is  not  to  be  measured  by  the  issue  of  events, 
but  by  the  bad  intentions  of  the  doer.  Study,  there- 
fore, the  dominion  of  thyself,  and  quiet  thine  own 
commotions,  and  hold  it  the  noblest  ovation  to  tri- 
umph over  thy  passions. 

***** 
I  was  Moses,    the   leader    and    lawgiver  of  the 


GRAND  INSPECTOR   INQUISITOR  COMMANDER.       465 

Israelites.  I  was  initiated  into  the  mysteries  and 
wisdom  of  Ancient  Egypt ;  and  that  wisdom  dictated 
the  statutes  by  which  Israel  was  governed.  Thou 
shalt  take  no  gift ;  for  the  gift  blindeth  the  wise  and 
perverteth  the  words  of  the  righteous.  Ye  shall  do 
no  unrighteousness  in  judgment.  Thou  shalt  not 
respect  the  person  of  the  poor,  nor  honor  the  person 
of  the  mighty.  Ye  shall  hear  the  small  as  weU  as 
the  great.  Ye  shall  not  fear  the  face  of  man ;  for 
judgment  is  of  God. 


Sen.:  Courts.:  Thou  hast  heard  the  words  of  the 
great  sages,  lawgivers,  and  philosophers  of  antiquity. 
Behold !  the  monogram  of  the  greatest  lawgiver  that 
has  ever  come  among  men,  and  listen  reverentially  to 
his  teachings.  If  ye  forgive  not  men  their  trespasses, 
neither  will  your  heavenly  Father  forgive  your  tres- 
passes. But  if  ye  forgive  men  their  trespasses,  your 
heavenly  Father  will  also  forgive  you.  With  what 
judgment  ye  judge,  ye  shall  be  judged.  And  with 
what  measure  ye  mete,  it  shall  be  measured  to  you 
again.  If  thy  brother  trespass  against  thee,  go  and 
tell  him  his  fault  between  thee  and  him  alone.  If  he 
shall  hear  thee,  thou  hast  gained  thy  broth  er.  Judge 
not  according  to  the  appearance,  but  judge  righteous 
judgment.  If  thy  brother  trespass  against  thee,  re- 
buke him,  and  if  he  repent,  forgive  him ;  and  if  he 
trespass  against  thee  seven  times  in  a  day,  and  seven 
times  in  a  day  turn  again  to  thee,  saying,  "  I  repent," 

20* 


466  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

thou  shalt  forgive  him.     Blessed  are  the  merciful; 
for  they  shall  obtain  mercy. 


You  have  heard  the  lessons  of  immortal  wisdom, 
once  uttered  by  mortal  lips  that  have  long  since 
mouldered  into  dust.  Through  those  lips  God  spake 
unto  men  ;  for  of  him  alone  cometh  all  wisdom. 


31.'.  P.'.  Pres.'.  I  invest  you  with  the  white  collar 
and  jewel  of  this  degree  ;  see  that  the  purity  of  the 
former  and  the  lustre  of  the  latter  be  never  sullied 
or  dimmed  by  injustice,  inhumanity,  or  impurity. 


THIRTY-SECOND  DEGREE. 


kmt 


ARGUMENT. 

Tins  is  the  third  and  last  of  the  Kadosh  degrees,  and  *on- 
summates  the  Templarism  of  Masonry.  The  'degree  was  origki- 
ally  a  Christian  degree  of  knighthood ;  its  object  was,  for  a  long 
time,  to  reconquer  the  Holy  Land  and  plant  the  Banner  of  the 
Cross  once  more  on  the  ruined  walls  of  Jerusalem.  Many  of  the 
Knights  of  the  Crusades  were  Masons,  and  thus  became  acquaint- 
ed with  the  legend  which  Masoniy  had  preserved. 

The  Knights  Kadosh  are  the  legitimate  successors  of  the 
Templars. 

None  but  earnest  and  sincere  men,  unselfish,  and  whose  philan- 
thropy is  not  a  mere  name,  but  a  practical  reality,  should  enter 
here — such  as  will  do  Masonry  good  service  in  the  war  which  she 
is  waging  against  the  ancient  enemies  of  the  human  race — a  lover 
of  wisdom  and  an  apostle  of  Liberty,  Equality,  and  Fraternity. 

"  No  virtue  is  acquired  in  an  instant,  but  step  by  stf p."  — 

B ARROW. 


SUBLIME  PRINCE  OF  THE  ROYAL  SECRET. 

TBE  THIRTY-SECOND  GRADE  OF  THE  ANCIENT  AND  AO 
CBPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE,  AND  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  Of 
THE    CHIVALRIC    SERIES. 


DECORATIONS. 

Bodies  of  this  degree  are  styled  Consistories.  The 
hangings  are  black,  strewed  with  tears  of  silver,  skele- 
tons, human  skulls,  and  cross-bones. 

In  the  East  is  a  throne,  to  which  you  ascend  by  seven 
steps,  draped  with  black  satin,  like  the  hangings,  but 
strewed  with  flames  without  tears.  Before  the  throne 
is  an  altar  covered  with  black  satin,  strewed  with  tears ; 
on  it  are  painted  or  embroidered  a  death's-head  and  two 
cioss-bones ;  over  the  death's-head  is  the  letter  J,  and 
under  the  cross-bones  the  letter  M.     On  this  altar  are 


470         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

the  Book  of  Constitutions  and  Statutes  of  the  Order,  a 
naked  sword,  a  sceptre,  and  a  balance.  In  the  West 
are  the  two  "Wardens.  In  front  of  each  is  a  table, 
covered  with  crimson  cloth,  lined  and  edged  with  black, 
and  strewed  with  tears.  On  each  cover,  in  front,  are 
the  four  letters  N-K.\  M-K.\  On  each  table  are  two 
naked  swords  crossed. 

The  Hall  is  divided  into  two  parts  by  a  balustrade. 
In  the  West  is  the  camp  of  the  Princes. 


OFFICERS  AND  TITLES. 

The  Master  is  styled  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief ; 
the  two  Wardens,  Lieutenant  Commanders ;  and  the 
Orator,  Minister  of  State.  Beside  these  officers,  there 
are  a  Grand  Chancellor,  Grand  Secretary  and  Keeper 
of  the  Seals  and  Archives,  Grand  Treasurer,  Grand  En- 
gineer and  Architect,  Grand  Hospitaller,  Grand  Master 
of  Ceremonies,  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guard,  Grand 
Standard-Bearer,  and  Grand  Sentinel. 

There  are  also  in  the  Hall,  west  of  the  officers,  on  the 
right  and  left,  fourteen  members,  clothed  in  red,  with 
out  aprons,  and  each  having  on  his  breast,  suspended 
from  a  black  ribbon  worn  as  a  collar,  the  jewel  of  one 
of  the  degrees — viz. :  numbering  these  members  from 
one  to  fourteen,  they  wear  respectively  the  jewels  of 
the  30th,  28th,  25th,  21st,  19th,  18th,  16th,  14th,  13th, 
10th,  8th,  7th,  5th,  and  3d  degrees. 

The  first  five  are  the  Standard-Bearers  of  the  Corps 
that  encamp  around  the  pentagon,  and  the  last  nine  are 
Commanders  of  the  Corps  that  encamp  around  the 
nonagon  ;  the  camp  is  as  shown  in  the  following  illus- 
tration : 


SUBLIME    PRINCE    OF   THE    ROYAL   SECRET. 
>9 


471 


The  names  of  the  first  five  are  as  follows : 

1st.  Bezaleel for  the  Standard. . 

2d.    Aholiab "  " 

3d.    Mat-Shim "  " 

4th.  Garimont "  " 

5th.  Amariah "  " 


T 
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G 
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The  names  of  the  others  are  : 

1st.    Malachi for  the  Tent. 

2d.    Zerubbabel "  " 

3d.    Xehemiah "  " 

4th.  Joabert "  " 

5th.  PaW «  " 


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472  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AMD  A.    RITE. 

6th.  Jehoiada for  the  Tent N 

7th.  Aholiab "  "     0 

8th.  Joshua "  "     N 

9th.  Ezra "  "     I 


THE  CAMP 

Is  a  nonagon,  enclosing  a  heptagon,  which  encloses  a 
pentagon,  and  that  an  equilateral  triangle,  and  that 
again  a  circle.  On  the  sides  of  the  nonagon  are  nine 
tents  with  a  flag,  pennon,  and  letter  to  each.  Each 
tent  represents  an  entire  camp,  and  the  several  sides  of 
the  nonagon  are  thus  assigned  by  the  rituals  to  the 
Masons  of  the  several  degrees  from  the  1st  to  the  18th, 
as  follows : 

S.\  Flag  and  pennon  white,  sprinkled  lightly  with 
crimson.  That  tent  indicates  the  camp  of  the  Knights 
Rose-Croix  and  Knights  of  the  East  and  West,  18th 
and  17th  degrees.     The  Commander,  Malachi. 

A.'.  Flag  and  pennon  light  green.  That  tent  indi- 
cates the  camp  of  the  Knights  of  the  East  or  Sword 
and  Princes  of  Jerusalem,  15th  and  16th  degrees.  The 
Commander,  Zerubbabel. 

L.\  Flag  and  pennon  red.  That  tent  indicates  the 
camp  of  the  Grand,  Elect,  Perfect  and  Sublime  Masons, 
14th  degree.     The  Commander,  Nehemiah. 

I.'.  Flag  and  pennon  black  and  red.  That  tent  indi- 
cates the  camp  of  the  Knights  of  the  Royal  Arch  and 
Grand  Master  Architects,  13th  and  12th  degrees.  The 
Commander,  Joabert. 

X.'.  Flag  and  pennon  black.  That  tent  indicates  the 
camp  of  the  Sublime  Knights  Elected,  Elect  of  Fifteen 
and  Knights  Elect  of  Nine,  11th,  10th,  and  9th  degrees, 
The  Commander,  Pales:. 


SUBLIME    PRINCE   OF   THE   ROYAL    SECRET.  472 

N.',  Flag  and  pennon  red  and  black,  in  diamonds. 
That  tent  indicates  the  camp  of  the  Intendants  of  the 
Building,  8th  degree.     The  Commander,  Jehoiada. 

0.'.  Flag  and  pennon  red  and  green.  That  tent  indi- 
cates the  camp  of  the  Provost  and  Judges  and  Intimate 
Secretaries,  7th  and  6th  degrees.  The  Commander, 
Aholiab. 

N.'.  Flag  and  pennon  green.  That  tent  indicates  the 
camp  of  Perfect  Masters  and  Secret  Masters,  5th  and 
4th  degrees.     The  Commander  Joshua. 

I.'.  Flag  and  pennon  blue.  That  tent  indicates  the 
camp  of  the  Masters,  the  Fellow-Crafts  and  Apprentices 
of  Symbolic  Masonry  and  Volunteers,  3d,  2d,  and  1st 
degrees.     The  Commander,  Ezra. 

On  each  of  the  external  sides  of  the  pentagon  is  a 
standard,  each  designated  by  a  letter,  and  each  sup- 
posed to  indicate  the  camp  of  a  corps  of  Masons,  occu- 
pying a  side  of  the  pentagon,  viz.  : 

T.\  Field  purple;  on  it  the  Ark  of  the  Covenant  in 
gold,  between  two  gi-een  palm-trees,  or  two  lighted 
candlesticks  of  gold.  Motto  at  the  base,  "  Lavs  Deo.'''' 
Around  this  standard  are  stationed  the  Knights  Ka- 
dosh  and  the  Grand  Scottish  Knights  of  Saint  Andrew, 
30th  and  29th  degrees.     Standard  Bearer,  Bezaleel. 

E.'.  Field  blue;  on  it  is  a  golden  lion,  holding  in  his 
mouth  a  key  of  gold,  and  a  gold  collar  around  his  neck, 
with  the  figures  525  on  the  collar.  Motto  at  the  base, 
"  Cicstos  Arcani"  and  in  some  rituals,  "Ad  Majorem 
Dei  GloriarrC — the  latter  is  the  motto  of  the  Jesuits. 
Around  this  standard  are  stationed  the  Knights  of  the 
Sun,  the  Commanders  of  the  Temple,  and  the  Princes  of 
Mercy,  28th,  27th,  and  26th  degrees.  Standard  Bearer, 
Aholiab. 

N.\  Field  white;  on  it  is  a  flaming  heart,  with  blacb 


474        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

wings,  crowned  with  a  green  laurel  wreath.  Motto  a1 
the  base,  "  Ardens  Gloria  Surgit."  Around  this  stand- 
ard ai'e  stationed  the  Knights  of  the  Brazen  Serpent, 
the  Princes  of  the  Tabernacle,  and  the  Chiefs  of  the 
Tabernacle,  25th,  24th,  and  23d  degrees.  Standard 
Bearer,  Mah-Shim. 

G.\  Field  green;  on  it  is  a  black  eagle,  with  two 
heads,  with  an  imperial  crown  of  gold  resting  on  both 
heads;  holding  in  his  dexter  claw  a  sword,  point  in 
base ;  and  in  his  sinister  claw  a  bloody  heart.  Motto 
at  the  base,  "  Corde  Gladio  Potens."  Around  this 
standard  are  stationed  the  Princes  of  Libanus  and  the 
Knights  Noachite  or  Prussian  Knights,  22d  and  21st 
degrees.     Standard  Bearer,  Garimont. 

U,\  Field  gold;  on  it  is  a  black  ox.  Motto  at  the 
base,  "  Omnia  Tempus  Alit"  Around  this  standard 
are  stationed  the  Masters  Ad  Vitam  and  the  Grand 
Pontiffs,  20th  and  19th  degrees.  Standard  Bearer, 
Amariah. 

At  the  angles  of  and  inside  the  triangle  are  supposed 
to  be  encamped  the  Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret  and  the 
Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Commanders,  with  such 
Knights  of  Malta  as,  having  proved  themselves  true 
and  faithful,  may  have  been  received  among  us. 

CLOTHING. 

The  Illustrious  Commander  in  Chief  is  clothed  in  the 
modern  costume  of  royalty,  of  crimson  ;  he  is  armed 
with  a  sword  and  shield.  On  the  table,  in  front  of  him, 
lie  his  Abacus  and  balance.  The  Lieutenant  Com- 
manders are  also  armed  with  a  sword  and  shield,  with 
heads  covered. 

Neither  the  officers   nor  members  when  in  costume 


SUBLIME   PEINCE   OF  THE   ROYAL   SECRET  475 

wear  any  apron,  but  only  the  collar,  to  which  is  bus- 
pended  the  jewel  of  the  Order. 


The  collar  is  black,  edged  with  silver;  on  the  point 
is  embroidered,  in  red,  a  Teutonic  cross,  and  in  the 
centre  of  the  cross  a  double-headed  silver  eao-le.  The 
collar  is  lined  with  scarlet,  and  on  the  lining  is  em- 
broidered a  Teutonic  cross,  in  black.* 

The  girdle  is  black,  with  silver  fringe,  and  on  the 
front  is  embroidered  a  red  Teutonic  cross. 

The  jewel  is  a  double-headed  white  and  black  eagle, 
resting  on  a  Teutonic  cross,  of  gold. 

The  apron  is  white,  satin  or  velvet,  lined,  and  edged 
with  black ;  on  the  flap  is  embroidered  a  double-headed 
eagle  and  flags  of  three  colors  on  either  side  thereof. 
In  the  middle  of  the  apron  is  embroidered  the  plan  of 
the  camp  of  the  Princes.* 

Kadosh  hat — feathers  white  and  crimson. 

Battery — •— •  •  •  • 


EECEPTIOX. 


Q.\  M.\  of  €'.'.  My  brother,  the  32d  degree  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite,  which    we  are  now  con- 

*  Collar  and  Apron  are  dispensed  with,  and  The  Order  substituted,  see  p. 
186.    Proc.  Sup.\  Council,  p.  71  of  1877. 


476  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

ferring  on  you  is  the  military  organization,  as  the 
31st  degree  is  the  judicial  organization  of  the  Order. 
The  camp  which  you  are  entering,  and  its  several 
parts,  are  all  symbols,  the  meaning  of  which  we  will 
hereafter  endeavor  to  explain  to  you.  As  you  t»as3 
around  and  through  this  camp,  we  will  give  you  the 
necessary  explanation  as  to  its  external  features,  and 
recall  briefly  to  your  mind  the  characteristics  of  the 
several  degrees  whose  standards  float  over  the  camp, 
to  aid  you  in  hereafter  understanding  the  esoteric 
meaning  of  the  whole.  The  external  lines  of  the 
camp  form  a  nonagon,  or  a  figure  of  geometry  with 
nine  equal  sides.  You  perceive  that  on  each  side  of 
the  nonagon  is  a  tent  with  a  flag  and  pennon;  that 
each  flag  and  its  pennon  are  of  a  different  color  from 
the  others,  and  that  each  tent  is  designated  by  a 
letter.  Each  represents  a  camp,  and  the  several 
sides  of  the  nonagon  are  assigned  by  our  rituals  to 
the  Masons  of  the  different  degrees  from  the  1st  to 
the  18th. 


At  the  9th  tent  were  encamped  the  Apprentices, 
Fellow-Crafts  and  Masters  of  the  Blue  or  Symbolic 
Degrees,  and  the  volunteers.  The  commanding  otfi- 
cer  represents  Ezra. 

The  1st  degree  shows  you  man,  such  as  nature  has 
made  him,  with  no  other  resources  than  his  physical 
strength. 

The  2d  degree  teaches  the  necessity  and  holiness 
of  labor,  and  consequently  of  knowledge. 


SUBLIME   PRINCE   OF  THE   ROYAL  SECRET.  477 

The  3d  degree  teaches  us  that  our  unavoidable 
destiny  is  death  ;  but  at  the  same  time,  in  the  cere- 
mony and  in  the  very  name  of  Hiram,  it  shadows 
forth  the  great  doctrine  of  another  life,  and  the  im- 
mortality of  the  soul. 


At  the  8th  tent  were  encamped  the  Secret  Mastera 
and  Perfect  Masters,  or  the  Masons  of  the  4th  and 
5th  degrees.  The  commanding  officer  represents 
Joshua. 

***** 

At  the  7th  tent  were  encamped  the  Intimate 
Secretaries  and  Provosts  and  Judges,  or  the  Masons 
of  the  6th  and  7th  degrees.  The  commanding 
officer  represents  Aholiab. 


At  the  (jth  tent  were  encamped  the  Intendants  of 
the  Buildings,  or  the  Masons  of  the  8th  degree. 
The  commanding  officer  represents  Jehoiada. 

***** 

At  the  5th  tent  were  encamped  the  Knights  Elect 
of  Nine,  the  Illustrious  Elect  of  Fifteen,  and  the 
Sublime  Knights  Elected,  or  the  Masons  of  the  9th, 
10th,  and  11th  degrees.  The  commanding  officer 
represents  Paleg. 

*  *  *  *  * 

At  the  4th  tei  t  were  encamped  the  Grand  Master 


478        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Architects  and  the  Knights  of  the  Royal  Arch,  or 
the  Masons  of  the  12th  and  13th  degrees.  The 
commanding  officer  represents  Joabert. 

***** 

At  the  3d  tent  were  encamped  the  Grand,  Elect, 
Perfect   and   Snbliine  Masons  of  the  14th  degree. 
The  commanding  officer  represents  Nehemiah. 
*  *  *  *  * 

At  the  2d  tent  were  encamped  the  Knights  of  the 
East  or  Sword  and  Princes  of  Jerusalem,  or  the 
Masons  of  the  15th  and  16th  degrees.  The  com- 
manding officer  represents  Zerabbabel. 

*  *  *  *  * 

At  the  1st  tent  were  encamped  the  Knights  of  the 
East  and  West  and  the  Knights  Rose -Croix  of 
H-r-d-m,  or  the  Masons  of  the  17th  and  18th  de- 
grees.    The  commanding  officer  represents  Malachi. 

***** 

G.'.  31.'.  of  C.'.  Sir  Knight,  you  have  now  passed 
round  the  nonagon,  and  a  full  explanation  has  been 
given  you  of  each  tent  by  its  commander.  Within 
this  nonagon  you  perceive  is  traced  a  heptagon,  or  a 
figure  of  geometry  with  seven  equal  sides;  and 
within  that  a  pentagon,  or  one  with  five  equal  sides. 
On  each  of  the  external  angles  of  the  pentagon  you 
perceive  a  standard,  designated  by  a  letter,  which 
indicates  the  camp  of  a  corps  of  Masons  occupying 
externally  a  side  of  the  pentagon. 


SUBLIME  PBINCE  OF  THE  ROYAL  SECRET.         479 
♦  *  *  *  * 

At  the  5tli  standard  were  encamped  the  Grand 
Pontiffs  and  Masters  Ad-vitam,  or  the  Masons  of 
the  19th  and  20th  degrees.  The  commanding  officer 
represents  Amariah. 

***** 

At  the  4th  standard  were  encamped  the  Noachites 
or  Prussian  Knights,  and  the  Knights  of  the  Royal 
Axe  or  Princes  of  Lib  anus,  or  the  Masons  of  the  21st 
and  22d  degrees.  The  commanding  officer  repre- 
sents Garimont. 

***** 

At  the  3d  standard  were  encamped  the  Chiefs  of 
the  Tabernacle,  the  Princes  of  the  Tabernacle,  and 
the  Knights  of  the  Brazen  Serpent,  or  the  Masons 
of  the  23d,  24th,  and  2oth  degrees.  The  command- 
ing officer  represents  Mah-Shim. 

***** 

At  the  2d  standard  were  encamped  the  Princes  of 
Mercy  or  Scottish  Trinitarians,  the  Grand  Com- 
manders of  the  Temple,  and  the  Princes  Adept  or 
the  Knights  of  the  Sun,  or  the  Masons  of  the  26th, 
27th,  and  28th  degrees.  The  commanding  officer 
represents  Aholiab. 

***** 

At  the  1st  standard  were  encamped  the  Grand 
Scottish  Knights  of  St.  Andrew  or  Patriarch  of  the 
Crusades,  and  the  Knights  Kadosh,  or  the  Masona 


ADMISSION  OF  A  NOVICE  TO  THE  VOWS  OF  THE  ORDER  OF  THE  TEMPLI 


SUBLIME   PRINCE   OF  THE   ROYAL   SECRET.  481 

of  the  29th  and  30th  degrees.     The   commanding 
officer  represents  Bezaleel. 

***** 
G.\  3I.\  of  C.'.  Sir  Kuight,  enclosed  in  this  pentagon 
you  observe  an  equilateral  triangle  ;  at  its  angles 
are  said  to  be  encamped  the  Princes  of  the  Royal 
Secret,  the  Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Commanders, 
and  such  Knights  of  Malta  as,  having  proved  them- 
selves true  and  faithful,  have  been  accepted  and 
received  among  us.  Within  the  triangle  is  a  circle, 
in  which  are  said  to  be  the  quarters  of  the  Sovereign 
Grand  Inspectors  General  of  the  33d  degree,  who 
serve  as  Lieutenant  Commanders  under  the  Most 
Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Commander.  In  most  of 
the  engraved  tracing-boards  of  this  degree,  within 
the  circle  is  a  cross  with  five  arms  of  equal  length, 
which  were  to  be  the  quarters  of  the  five  Princes 
who,  as  Lieutenant  Commanders,  were  in  turn  to  be 
second  in  command,  and  whose  standards  float  at 
the  five  angles  of  the  pentagon. 

*  *  *  *  * 

G.\  in  C.'.  Sir  Knight,  if  you  have  in  good  faith 
assumed  the  obligations  of  the  preceding  degrees, 
the  general  features  of  which  have  now  been  sum- 
marily recited  to  you,  and  if  you  have  studied  and 
understood  the  doctrines  which  they  teach  and  the 
principles  which  they  inculcate,  you  are  entitled  to 
our  regard  and  esteem,  and  are  fitted  to  do  the  duties 
of  a  good  Mason  ;  for  you  have  bound  yourself  to  do 

21 


482 


BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.   KITE. 


all  that  virtue,  honor,  and  manhood  can  require, 
and  you  have  learned  all  that  ancient  and  modern 
philosophy  can  teach  in  regard  to  the  great  mys- 
teries of  God  and  the  universe. 


PRAYER. 

Kind  and  indulgent  Father  of  the  great  family  of 
men !  Supreme  Intelligence,  author  of  Life  and 
Light !  aid  us  in  our  efforts  to  make  this  world  more 
worthy  of  thee,  and  bless  with  thy  favor  our  brother 
who  marches  to  restore  to  light  those  who  have 
forgotten  thee  and  thy  truth  !  For  the  infinite  love 
thou  bearest  to  thy  suffering  children,  aid  him  and 
us  in  our  warfare  against  ignorance,  and  against 
those  who  mislead,  impose  upon,  and  deceive  thy 
people  ;  and  make  the  light  of  thy  knowledge  shine 
in  all  the  corners  of  the  earth.     Amen  ! 


SUBLIME  PRINCE  OF  THE   ROYAL  SECRET.  483 

While  the  armor  is  being  buckled  on  the  novice,  the 
following  will  be  heard  in  an  adjoining  apartment : 


HYMN. 


Spanish  Chant. 


-J- 


li^liitei!^ 


1.    Un  -  to  thee,  great  God,  belong    Mys  -  tic  rites  and 


wit m '"'"Tj       ^ 


jt. 


m 


I=?=3£ 


i=t 


i~zM-Ed^.M-~~^ 


-  cred  song ;   Low  -  ly  bend  -  ing    at    thy  shrine. 


^21 


II 


.— I- 


Hail,    thou  Ma    -  jes         ty        Di  -  vine. 


Glorious  Architect  above — 
Source  of  light  and  source  of  love, 
Here  thy  light  and  love  prevail : 
Hail !  Almighty  Master,  hail  1 


464 


EOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND  A.   RITE. 


The  Knightly  Armor  of  the  Templar  should  be  com- 
plete in  every  respect,  and  should  be  fully  explained  to 
the  novitiate  as  it  is  piece  by  piece  buckled  upon  him. 

***** 

Sir  Knight,  thou  art  now  in  form  and  semblance, 
and  by  declaration  of  principle,  and,  we  trust,  in 
spirit,  a  time  Knight  Templar  :  as  such,  it  is  your 
sworn  duty  to  aid  us  in  endeavoring  to  make  this 
world  a  Temple  fit  for  the  abiding-place  of  the 
G.\  A.-,  of  the  U.\ 


G.\  in  G.\  Receive  this  sash ;  its  color  is  an 
emblem  of  sorrow  and  mourning  for  the  miseries 
and  sufferings  of  humanity.  Receive,  also,  and 
wear  this  Teutonic  cross  of  gold,  the  jewel  of  the 
Order ;  deserve  it  by  the  services  you  shall  hereafter 
render  to  the  good  cause  in  which  you  now  claim  to 
be  a  chief  and  leader. 


SUBLIME   PRINCE   OF  THE   ROYAL  SECRET.  485 

INVOCATION. 

This  beautiful  prayer  should  be  intonated  with  organ 
accompaniment. 

Com.:  in  C.\  O  thou  Immutabb,  thou  Immacu- 
late and  Immortal. 

Choir  Chant.  Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God  of 
Sabaoth,  we  implore  thee. 

C:  in  C.'.  By  whose  will  we  are  bom  and  by 
whose  will  we  die,  thou  never-ending,  thou  great 
eternal,  by  whose  beneficence  we  call  thee  Father. 

Choir  Chant.    Holy,  etc. 

C.\  in  C:  Thou  infinite  Spirit  of  Light  and  Life, 
be  with  us.  Let  thine  outstretching  wings,  expan- 
sive as  the  eagle's,  give  us  shelter 

Choir  Chant.    Holy,  etc. 

C.:  in  C.'.  Be  thou  to  us  like  the  night-dew's 
cooling  balm  upon  earth's  fevered  brow.  Teach  us 
to  know  and  dread  thy  wrath.  Fill  our  hearts  with 
love,  and,  when  the  end  of  life  draws  near,  waft  us 
with  gentle  winds  to  thy  blest  abode,  where  thy 
myriads  chant. 

Choir  Chant.    Holy,  etc. 

C:  in  C.'.  Aid  us,  0  Lord !  to  make  this  world  a 
'emple  of  Peace  and  Love,  fit  for  thy  great  abode. 

Choir  Chant.    Holy,  etc. 

Choir.  Amen!  Amen!  Amen! 

C:  in  C:.  {natural  voice)  and  Amen ! 


^        >  t 


I'f'i   I 


486 


THE  ORDER  FOR  THE  32d  DEGREE. 
Black  moire  antique  ribbon,  four  inches  wide,  lined  with  red, 
and  trimmed  with  silver  lace,  worn  from  the  left  shoulder  to 
the  right  hip.  Where  it  crosses  the  breast  is  a  delta  with  rays,  in 
the  center,  the  figures  32  in  Arabic  characters:  a  waving  sword  on 
each  side  pointing  toward  the  figures  ;  above  this  a  large  red  Teu- 
tonic cross,  and  upon  it,  and  covering  it,  except  the  extremities  or 
points,  a  double-headed  silver  eagle,  wings  extended,  grasping  a 
two-edged  naked  sword  in  its  talons,  over  the  heads  of  the  eagle 
a  crown  ;  above  this  at  the  point  which  rests  upon  the  left 
shoulder,  a  small  red  Maltese  cross  ;  below  the  delta  two  Ameri- 
can flags,  with  staffs  crossed,  above  and  between  the  staffs  a 
ducal  (Town.  All  is  embroidery  of  gold,  silver,  etc. :  at  the  ex- 
tremity which  rests  upon  the  left  hip  is  the  tracing-board  of  the 
camp  painted  or  embroidered.  The  lower  point  of  the  Order  is 
trimmed  with  silver  bullion  fringe  three  inches  long. 

THE  ORDER  EOR  THE  33d  DEGREE. 

The  Regalia  of  the  officers  of  the  Supreme  Council  is  a  collar 
of  white  moire  antique  with  "  Royal  purple  "  trimming.  Active 
Members  wear  the  white  Baldric  with  "  Royal  purple"  trimming. 
Honorary  Members  the  Baldric  as  above  with  crimson  trimming. 


486a 


486b 


THIRTY-THIRD  DEGREE. 


toweip  #tvm&  fSn$pdM'$mml 


Past  Moft  Wiee  and  IVrfVct  Master. 


Past  Commander  in  chief 


PEEFATOE  Y . 


It  may  not  be  improper,  in  connection  with  this,  rne 
last  degree  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite, 
although  but  a  casual  allusion  is  made  to  the  ritual  of 
the  grade,  to  premise  that  Masonry  is  not  of  itself  a 
Religion. 

Like  the  Sun,  it  disseminates  light  and  is  the  source 
of  light ;  but,  unlike  that  great  luminary,  which  illumin- 
ates but  one-half  the  globe  at  one  and  the  same  time, 
Masonry  with  its  effulgence  lights  perpetually  the  entire 
Universe,  and  sends  its  rays  of  healing,  consolation, 
and  good  cheer,  dispelling  ignorance,  superstition,  and 
error. 

Every  good  Mason  respects  the  religion  of  his  brother, 
though  differing,  perhaps,  from  his  own,  and  hopes  that 
all  may  be  true  in  those  respects  where  differences  arise, 
and  that  each  may  be  sufficiently  near  the  truth  to 
solve  for  himself  the  great  problem  of  life  and  death; 

21* 


490  DOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    1JTE. 

and  surely  no  one  who  has  looked,  thoughtfully  on  the 
checkered  road  through  the  wilderness  of  this  life,  or 
who  has  stood,  even  for  a  moment,  near  the  brink  of 
the  cold  river  of  death,  would  be  otherwise  than  rev 
erential  in  the  presence  of  any  shrine  to  which  a  fellow 
creature  may  kneel  for  aid  or  consolation  ; — 

"  For  we  are  doomed  our  native  dust 
To  wet  with  many  a  fruitless  shower; 
And  ill  it  suits  us  to  disdain 
The  Altar,  to  deride  the  fane 
Where  simple  sufferers  bend  in  trust 
To  win  a  happier  hour." 

To  those  who  seek  in  this  work  a  knowledge  of  t'ne 
tenets  and  inculcations  of  the  Kite,  who  may  peruse 
the  instructions  and  formula  herein  contained,  the  hand 
of  sympathetic  fellowship  is  extended,  believing  that 
the  result  of  a  careful  study,  combined  with  the  ambition 
of  the  Enthusiast,  will  convince  each  and  all  that  the 
Rite  of  which  we  essay  to  teach  is  replete  in  all  its 
parts  with  the  highest  morality  and  fraternal  devotion, 
leading  man  to  sublimest  thoughts  and  appreciation  of 
the  Present  and  a  Hereafter ;  ever  realizing  in  its  sur- 
roundings and  adornments  the  truth  of  that  happy 
thought  of  England's  youthful  poet : 

"  A  thing  of  beauty  is  a  joy  forever: 
Its  loveliness  increases ;  it  will  never 
Pass  to  nothingness."        *        *       • 


V 


'%. 


**o, 

TOLEEATIO. 

SOVEREIGN  GRAND  INSPECTOR-GENERAL. 

THE    THIRTY-THIRD    AND    LAST    DEGREE    OP   THE    ANCIEN1 
AND    ACCEPTED    SCOTTISH    RITE. 


The  assembly  is  styled  a  Supreme  Council,  only  one 
of  which  is  allowed  in  any  country  except  the  United 
States,  where  there  are  two. 

DECORATIONS. 

Hangings,  purple ;  with  skeletons,  death's  heads,  cross- 
bones,  etc.,  painted  or  embroidered  thereon.  In  the  East 
a  magnificent  throne  ;  over  it  a  purple  canopy  trimmed 
with  gold.  Beneath  the  canopy  is  a  transparency  re- 
presenting a  delta,  in  the  centre  of  which  are  seen  the 


49-2 


J5O0K   OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


ineffable  characters.  Near  tne  centre  of  the  room  is  a 
quadrangular  pedestal  covered  with  scarlet  cloth,  on 
which  rests  a  naked  sword.  On  the  north  side  of  the 
council  chamber  is  a  skeleton  erect,  holding  the  white 
banner  of  the  Order,  opposite  which,  in  the  South,  is 
the  flag  of  the  country.  Over  the  interior  portion  of 
the  entrance  is  a  blue  scarf  bearing  the  device  Dels 
Meumque  Jus.  In  the  East  is  a  candelabra  with  five 
branches  ;  in  the  West,  one  with  three  branches ;  in  the 
North,  one  with  a  single  branch;  and  in  the  South, 
another  with  two  branches;  5  +  3  +  1+2  (11)  lights. 
The  hat  of  a  S.\  P.*.  R.\  S.\  may  appropriately  be  worn. 


INSPECTOR-GENERAL. 

The  Thirty-third  degree,  or  Inspector-General,  being 
mainly  executive  in  its  character,  and  but  seldom  con- 
ferred, it  is  not  deemed  essential  or  for  the  benefit  of  the 
brethren  generally  to  introduce  any  portion  of  its  lec- 
tures here.  It  is  conferred  as  an  honorarium  on  those 
who  for  great  merit  and  long  and  arduous  services  have 
deserved  well  of  the  Order. 


Beaiu*ant-Bm\c  flag,  qj-  Balcanlfer- Standard-bearet 


THE  FUNDAMENTAL   STATUTES  AND  GRAND   CON- 
STITUTIONS OF  THE   SUPREME  COUNCIL 
OF  THE  THIRTY-THIRD  DEGREE. 

1786. 


ARTICLE    I. 

^  The  Banner  of  the  Order  is  white,  bordered  with  a 
fringe  of  gold,  and  having  in  the  centre  a  double-headed 
black  eagle,  its  wings  displayed,  beak  and  legs  gold, 
holding  with  one  claw  the  hilt,  gold,  and  with  the  other 
the  blade,  steel,  of  a  sword  placed  horizontally,  hilt  to 
the  right  and  point  to  the  left.  From  the  sword  hangs, 
lettered,  gold,  the  motto,  in  Latin,  "  Deus  Meumqub 


494 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


Jus."     The  eagle  is  crowned  with  a  triangle  oi  gold 
and  a  purple  fillet  fringed  and  starred  with  gold. 


ARTICLE    IL 

The  distinctive  insignia  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspect 
ore  General  are : 

1.  A  Teutonic  Cross  worn  on  the  left  breast. 


THE  GRAND  DECORATION  OF  THE  OKDER. 


49G        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

2.  A  broad  white  watered  ribbon  bordered  with  gold, 
and  having  on  the  front  a  golden  triangle  glittering 
with  rays  of  gold,  in  the  centre  whereof  is  the  number 
33 ;  and  on  each  side  of  the  upper  angle  of  the  triangle 
is  a  sword  of  silver  pointing  towards  its  centre.  This 
ribboit,  worn  from  the  left  shoulder  to  the  right,  end** 
in  a  point,  with  gold  fringe,  and  has  at  the  junction  a 
iosette  of  crimson  and  leek-green  ribbon,  whereon  is 
the  general  jewel  of  the  Order. 

3.  The  Jewel  is  an  eagle  like  that  on  the  banner, 
wearing  the  golden  diadem  of  Prussia. 

4.  The  Grand  Decorations  of  the  Order  rest  on  a 
Teutonic  Cross.  They  are  a  nine-pointed  star,  formed 
by  three  triangles  of  gold,  one  upon  the  other,  and 
interlaced.  From  the  lower  part  of  the  left  side  toward 
the  upper  part  of  the  right  extends  a  sword,  and,  in  the 
opposite  direction,  a  hand  of  Justice.  In  the  middle  is 
the  shield  of  the  Order,  blue ;  upon  the  shield  is  an 
eagle  like  that  on  the  banner ;  on  the  dexter  side  of  the 
shield  is  a  golden  balance,  and  on  the  sinister  a  golden 
compass  resting  on  a  golden  square.  Around  the  whole 
shield  runs  a  stripe  of  blue,  lettered  in  gold  with  the 
Latin  words  "  Ordo  ab  Chao  ;"  and  this  stripe  is  en- 
closed by  a  double  circle  formed  by  two  serpents  of 
gold,  each  holding  his  tail  in  his  mouth.  Of  the  smaller 
triangles  formed  by  the  intersection  of  the  principal 
ones,  those  nine  that  are  nearest  the  blue  stripe  are 
colored  red,  and  on  each  is  one  of  the  letters  that  con-# 
stitute  the  word  S.  A.  P.  I.  E.  K  T.  I.  A. 

5.  The  first  three  officers  of  the  Supreme  Council  wear 
also  a  white  scarf  or  sash,  fringed  with  gold,  hanging 
from  the  right  side. 


SOVEREIGN   GRAND   INSPECTOR   GENERAL.  497 

AKTICLE    III. 

The  Great  Seal  of  the  Order  is  a  silver  shield  bearing 
a  double-headed  eagle,  like  that  upon  the  banner  of  the 
Order,  crowned  with  the  golden  diadem  of  Prussia,  and 
over  that  a  triangle  of  gold  emitting  rays,  and  in  its 
centre  the  number  33.  The  eagle  may,  however,  be 
surmounted  by  either  the  crown  or  triangle  alone. 

At  the  base  of  the  shield,  under  the  wings  and  claws 
of  the  eagle,  are  thirty-three  golden  stars  in  a  semi- 
circle.    Around  the  whole  is  this  inscription  : 

"  Supreme  Council  of  the  33d  Degree  for  .       .   " 


POWERS  AXD  DUTIES  OF  DEPUTIES  OF  THE 
SUPREME  COUNCIL. 

CONSTITUTION. 

Art.  36.— 1.  There  shall  be  a  Deputy  of  the  Supreme  Coun- 
cil for  each  State  and  Territory,  who  shall  represent  the  Supreme 
Council  in  his  district,  with  power  to  visit  and  preside  over  any 
body  of  the  Rite  therein,  and  to  do  any  act  he  may  deem  neces- 
sary in  order  fully  to  represent  the  Supreme  Council. 

2.  He  shall  perform  any  duty  specially  assigned  to  him  by  the 
Supreme  Council,  or  the  Most  Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Com- 
mander. 

3.  He  shall  inspect  all  works  of  the  Rite  therein,  correct  irregu- 
larities, see  that  the  Constitutions  and  the  Regulations  of  the 
Supreme  Council  and  the  General  Laws  of  the  Rite  are  respected 
and  obeyed  ;  and  he  may  suspend  the  charter  or  the  functions  of 
any  officer  of  any  subordinate  body  until  the  nest  Annual  Session 
of  the  Supreme  Council,  when  he  shall  present  the  matter  to  it 
for  such  action  as  it  may  deem  necessary  ;  provided,  however, 
that  such  officer,  or  any  member  or  members  of  such  body,  may 
appeal  from  his  order  to  the  Most  Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Com- 
mander for  his  decision  ;  but  the  pendency  of  such  appeal  shall 
not  vacate  such  order.     If,  in  consequence  of  the  suspension  of 


498        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

any  officer  or  officers,  there  is  no  one  remaining  who  succeeds  to 
the  chair  under  the  Constitutions  and  Ritual,  the  Illustrious 
Deputy  may  appoint  an  officer  with  full  powers  to  preside  during 
Buch  suspension,  or  until  the  vacancy  is  regularly  filled.  Such 
suspension  of  the  charter  shall  not  of  itself  affect  the  Masonic 
standing  of  the  members  of  the  body. 

4.  ilemay  transmitand  present  directly  to  the  Supreme  Coun- 
cil, or  the  Most  Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Commander,  the  peti- 
tions for  dispensations,  charters  and  letters  patent  preferred  to 
him  by  Consistories,  Chapters,  Councils,  Lodges,  or  individuals 
under  his  jurisdiction,  having  first  obtained  the  recommendation 
of  the  Council  of  Deliberation  when  such  recommendation  is  re- 
quired. 

5.  He  shall  collect  all  dues  from  the  various  Bodies  of  the 
Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Kite  in  his  jurisdiction,  and  on  or 
before  the  fifteenth  day  of  July  in  each  year  forward  the  same, 
with  a  detailed  statement  thereof,  to  the  Grand  Secretary-General. 

G.  He  shall  lay  before  his  Council  of  Deliberation  a  full  report 
of  the  work  in  his  jurisdiction,  calling  attention  to  such  things 
as  demand  its  special  consideration. 

7.  He  may,  when  unavoidably  necessary,  specially  deputize  in 
writing  another  member  of  the  Thirty-third  Degree,  resident  of 
the  State,  to  perform  for  him,  in  his  name,  any  specially  enumer- 
ated official  act,  and  shall  lie  responsible  for  the  acts  of  such  sub- 
stitute. In  all  such  cases  he  shall  send  a  copy  of  such  deputiza- 
tion  to  the  Most  Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Commander. 

8.  Should  he  be  obliged  to  leave  his  State  on  temporary  busi- 
ness for  an  uncertain  period  of  time,  he  may,  with  the  consent  of 
the  Most  Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Commander,  appoint  an 
Active  Member  as  Deputy  to  act  for  him  in  his  absence. 

9.  Any  Brother  or  Body  aggrieved  by  an  act  or  decision  of  an 
Illustrious  Deputy,  may  appeal  therefrom  to  the  Supreme  COUN- 
CIL at  its  next  Annual  Session  :  but  such  an  appeal  shall  not  be 
suspensive.  In  such  case  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Illustrious 
Deputy  to  present  such  appeal  and  a  copy  of  all  papers  relating 
thereto  to  the  Supreme  Council  as  soon  as  practicable  after  the 
opening  of  its  next  Annual  Session. 


CEREMONIAL 

OF 

inauguration,  Constitution,  ana  ^nstatlatiau 


OF   THE 


VARIOUS  SUBORDINATE  BODIES  OF  THE  ANCIENT 
AND  ACCEPTED   SCOTTISH   RITE 


OF 

MASONRY. 


E!«HT    HAND— CEREMONIAL — PERFECTIOK. 


"Without  reprieve  condemned  to  deatb, 
For  want  of  well  pronouncing  '  Shibboleth.'  " 

Milton. 


OEEEMONY 

OF 

INAUGURATION  AND  CONSTITUTION 

OF   A 

LODGE    OF    PERFECTION. 


The  Lodge-room  is  arranged  as  for  a  ceremony  of  reception ; 
the  interlaced  triangle  over  the  throne  is  not  lighted,  and  the  ped- 
estal is  covered.  In  front  of  the  East,  seats  are  placed  sufficient 
to  accommodate  the  officers  of  the  Consistory,  and  not  less  than 
twelve  in  number. 

CEREMONY. 
A  Lodge  of  Perfection  is  opened  in  full  form. 
The  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guard  will  form  the  Consistory  in  a 
procession  in  an  adjoining  room,  in  the  following  order : 

Grand  Ttler, 
Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  Grand  Hospitaller, 

Grand  Treasurer,  Grand  Secretary, 

Grand  Keeper  of  Seals,  Grand  Chancellor, 

Grand  Minister  of  State,  Second  Lieutenant  Commandeb, 

Illustrious  Deputy  Commander,        First  Lieutenant  Commander, 
Grand  Standard  Bearer, 
Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief. 


T.  P.  0.  M.  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief,  in  the  name  of 
this  Lodge  of  Perfection,  I  welcome  you  and  those  who  attend 
you  among  us  ;  more  especially  as  you  bring  Letters  of  Constitu- 
tion,  authorizing  us  to  continue  our  labors  as  a  Lodge  of  Perfec- 
tion, and  at  the  same  time  to  inaugurate  and  install  its  officers, 
whose  zeal  for  the  interests  of  the  order  has  gained  us  that  favor. 

Com.-in- Chief.  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master,  permit  me  to  re- 


502        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Urn  thanks  for  this  fraternal  reception.  The  Consistory,  know 
ing  your  zeal  and  devotion  for  our  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite, 
have  favorably  considered  your  request,  and  have  caused  Letters 
of  Constitution  to  issue,  empowering  you  to  assemble  as  a  legal 
Lodge,  and  to  discharge  the  duties  of  our  rite  in  a  regular  and 
constitutional  manner,  according  to  the  original  forms  of  the  or- 
der and  the  regulations  of  the  Supreme  Council,  and  now  propose 
to  inaugurate  your  Lodge  and  to  install  its  officers. 


Com.-in-G.  The  officers  of  the  Cousistoiy  will  approach  the 
East  and  be  seated.  Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies, 
you  will  now  conduct  to  their  appropriate  stations  in  the  Lodge 
the  officers  of  the  Consistory,  and  let  the  officers  of  the  Lodge 
(commencing  with  the  Captain  of  the  Guard)  yield  up  their 
stations  respectively,  and  place  their  regalia  upon  the  Altar  ol 
Incense ;  after  which,  you  will  conduct  them  to  their  seats  in 
front  of  the  East,  vacated  by  their  superior  officers. 


Com.-in-C.  'Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  conduct 
now  the  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master  (after  he  shall  have  laid 
aside  his  regalia)  to  his  proper  seat  among  his  officers. 

Com.-in-C.  Illustrious  Grand  Chancellor,  you  will  now  read 
the  Letters  of  Constitution. 

Grand  Chancellor  reads. 

Com.-in-C.     Perfect  and  Sublime  Brethren  of Lodge 

of  Perfection,  No ,  you  have  heard  read  your  Letters  of  Con- 
stitution ;  do  you  accept  them,  and  do  you  now  desire  that  your 
Lodge  shall  be  inaugurated  ? 

Omnes.    "We  do. 

Com.-in-C.  Perfect  and  sublime  Brethren,  the  step  which  you 
now  take  is  a  serious  and  important  one ;  heretofore  you  were 
only  temporarily  organized,  but  when  you  shall  have  been  inau- 
gurated and  installed  under  these  Letters  of  Constitution,  you 
become  a  permanent  body  ;  and  if  you  should  so  conduct  your- 
selves as  to  cause  them  to  be  taken  away,  you  will  incur  great 
reproach,  and  prove  yourselves  ur worthy  Masons.     It  Mill  be- 


CONSTITUTION  OF  A  LODGE  OF  PERFECTION. 


503 


come  the  duty  of  each  and  every  member  of  the  Lodge  1 )  labor 
unceasingly  for  its  success. 

The  work  of  the  Lodge  must  not  be  confiued  to  the  mere  cere- 
mony of  opening  and  closing  and  conferring  of  degrees,  but 
should  be  devoted  to  mutual  instruction,  to  the  cultivation  of  the 
social  feelings,  and  of  brotherly  kindness,  and  to  the  practice  of 
earnest  beneficence  and  charity. 

Morally,  the  work  of  a  Lodge  of  Perfection  extends  far  beyond 
mutual  relief  and  assistance :  the  field  of  its  exertions  is  not  in- 
cluded within  the  four  walls  of  a  Lodge,  nor  limited  by  the  circle 
of  the  brethren  ;  it  is  society,  the  country,  the  world. 

Intellectually,  its  work  is  not  confined  to  dry  and  lifeless  for- 
mulas or  trivial  interpretations,  but  includes  the  profoundest 
philosophical  instructions  in  regard  to  the  great  mysteries  of  God 
and  nature. 

If  these,  my  brethren,  are  your  views  of  the  works  and  pur- 
poses of  Masonry,  kneel  with  us,  and  let  us  beseech  our  Father 
who  is  in  Heaven,  to  prosper  this  work  and  bless  all  our  labors 
with  success. 


PRAYER. 

Great  Architect  of  the  Universe,  Creator,  and  Preserver  of  the 
world,  teach  us  our  duties  as  Masons  and  as  men  !  Incline  our 
hearts  and  strengthen  our  hands  to  perform  them,  and  make  our 
work,  faithfully  done,  effectual  to  the  benefit  of  our  order,  of  so- 
ciety, of  our  countiy,  and  of  universal  humanity. 

Give  us  wisdom  to  judge  what  is  proper  and  becoming  for  us 
to  do,  and  may  this  Lodge  which  we  are  now  about  to  inaugurate 
and  consecrate,  be  and  continue  an  active  and  efficient  instru- 
ment in  relieving  human  suffering,  dispelling  ignorance,  eradi- 
cating error,  and  promoting  the  happiness  of  men.    Amen. 

Omneti.     So  mote  it  be. 

All  rise  and  are  seated. 

Com.-in-C.  Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you  wU 
cause  the  members  of  the  Lodge  of  Perfection  to  assemble  round 
the  Altar  of  Incense  to  take  the  general  oath  of  fealty  and  alle- 
giance. 


504  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

The  members  assemble  in  due  form. 

The  Commander-in-Chief  descends  from  the  throne,  passes  Inside 
the  triangle  to  the  altar,  lights  the  incense,  and  says  : 

Brethren  of  the  Lodge  of  Perfection  will  now  kneel  on  th« 
right  knee  and  repeat  after  me  the  vow  of 

FEALTY  AND   ALLEGIANCE. 

In  the  presence  of  our  Heavenly  Father,  by  this  holy  altar 
erected  to  Him,  by  the  incense  which  now  ascends  therefrom,  in 
token  of  our  gratitude  and  adoration,  and  calling  on  these  Illus- 
trious Brethren  now  present,  as  witnesses,  I  do  solemnly  vow  to 
be  faithful  and  loyal  to  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite 
to  ever  maintain  its  honor  and  independence,  support  its  regu 
lar  and  constituted  authorities,  and  zealously  endeavor  to  propa 
gate  its  principles,  enlarge  its  borders,  and  increase  its  influence. 

That  I  will  be  loyal  and  faithful  to  my  country  and  its  govern- 
ment and  laws,  and  to  the  great  cause  of  oppressed  and  suffering 
humanity. 

That  I  will  labor  to  disseminate  truth  and  knowledge  among 
men,  to  eradicate  error  and  dispel  ignorance,  and  to  make  Ma- 
sonry efficient  to  enlighten  and  enfranchise  men. 

That  I  will  be  loyal  and  faithful,  and  bear  true  fealty  and  alle- 
giance to  the  Supreme  Council  and  Sovereign  Chiefs  of  Exalted 
Masonry. 

That  I  will  hold  no  Masouic  communication  whatever,  as  a 
Mason  of  said  rite,  with  any  Masonic  body  or  Mason  pretending 
to  be  subject  to  any  Masonic  authority  of  said-rite  in  said  jurisdic- 
tion, other  than  said  Supreme  Council,  of  which  the  Illustrious 

Brother is  now  the  Sovereign  Grand  Commander.     So 

help  me  God ! 

Second  Lieut.  *  *  *  In  the  name  of  our  Father  which  art 
in  Heaven,  I  consecrate  this  Lodge  of  Perfection  to  peace,  har- 
mony, and  union  ;  may  it  ever  pour  oil  ou  the  waters  of  strife, 
and  persuade  nun  uo  longer  to  hate  their  brethren  ! 

First  Lieut.  *  *  *  In  the  name  of  the  order  of  Freemasonry 
and  of  our  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite,  I  consecrate  this 
Lodge  of  Perfection  to  charity,  beneficence,  and  good  deeds; 
may  it  ever  labor  to  assist  the  needy,  console  the  suffering,  and 
cheer  with  the  wine  of  contentment  the  disconsolate. 


CONSTITUTION  OF  A  LODGE  OF  PERFECTION.   505 

Com.-in-C.  *  *  *  In  the  name  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite  of  Freemasonry,  I  consecrate  this  Lodge  of  Perfec- 
tion to  truth  and  the  diffusion  of  knowledge  among  men  ;  may  it 
ever  lahor  unweariedly  in  the  great  cause  ;  and  may  eveiy  seed 
it  sows,  generate  like  the  wheat,  and  produce  fruit  in  one  season. 

PROCLAMATION. 

To  the  glory  of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe,  in  the 
name  and  under  the  auspices  of  the  Supreme  Council  of  the  An- 
cient and  Accepted  rite,  and  by  virtue  of  the  powers  in  me  vested 
as  [position  of  installing  officer'],  I  do  constitute  and  form  these 
brethren  into  a  regular  Lodge  of  Perfection  of  said  rite,  to  be 
known  and  distinguished  as Lodge  of  Perfection,  No.  . . 

I  do  hereby  empower  it,  henceforward,  to  meet  as  a  regulai 
Lodge  of  Perfection,  duly  constituted  and  inaugurated  in  confor- 
mity to  the  laws  and  usages  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish rite.  And  may  the  Great  Architect  of  the  Universe  prosner 
direct,  and  counsel  it  in  all  its  doings.    Amen. 

Omnes.    So  mote  it  be. 

Com.-in-U.     m 


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CEREMONIAL  DEGREE 

AT   THE 

INSTALLATION  OF  OFFICERS 

OF   TUB 

LODGE   OF   PERFECTION. 


INTRODUCTORY. 

it  is  the  prerogative  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem  to  invest  the 
Officers  of  Lodges  of  Perfection  with  the  secrets  appertaining  to 
their  respective  offices. 

The  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master,  Senior  and  Junior  Grand 
Wardens,  and  the  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  are  the  only 
officers  entitled  to  the  Secret  Director?/.  On  the  production  of  a 
certificate  of  their  election,  duly  signed  and  sealed,  the  following 
ceremonies  are  observed. 

RECEPTION. 
A  Council  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem  being  opened: 

The  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies  retires  to  the  anteroom,  and  pre- 
pares the  candidate  by  divesting  him  of  his  hat,  shoes,  etcetera  ;  hood- 
winks him,  and  conducts  him  to  the  door  of  the  Council  Charaber, 
where  the  Guard  announces  his  approach  by  the  sound  of  a  trum- 
pet, which  is  answered  from  within  by  the  Grand  Master  of  Entrances. 
The  door  is  opened  from  within  by  the  Grand  High  Priest. 


Ml:  E:.  8.'.  P.'.  This  is  the  legend  and  fable  of  this  degree, 
chronologically  arranged.  During  the  life  of  King  Solomon,  the 
Secret  Directory  for  the  Ineffable  degrees  was  drawn  up  under 
his  direct. on.  and  deposited  in  the  pedestal  of  the  Pillar  of  Beauty 


CEREMONIAL  DEGREE  OF  PERFECTION.  507 

on  which  he  ordered  this  inscription,  in  hieroglyphics,  to  be  en- 
graved, "  *  *  *  "  It  was  known  to  the  brethren  that  on  his 
signet  the  inscription,  "  Solomon,  King  of  Israel,  son  of  David 
and  Bathsheba , '  was  engraved  in  the  same  hieroglyphics. 

***** 

After  his  death,  in  consequence  of  the  disorders  and  civil  com- 
motions which  prevailed  in  the  kingdom  of  Judah,  Masonry  was 
much  neglected  until  the  time  of  Hezekiah. 

In  the  first  year  of  his  reign  the  brethren  assembled  by  order  of 
tbat  king,  for  the  purpose  of  reorganizing  the  Lodge  of  Perfec- 
tion, but  being  unable  to  discover  the  Secret  Directory,  they  could 
not  fully  effect  their  purpose.  They  therefore  passed  a  decree 
that  the  next  candidate  for  an  office  in  the  Lodge  of  Perfection, 
before  he  took  his  seat  as  such,  should  make  diligent  search  for 
the  same.  This  decree  was  carried  into  effect  on  the  admission 
of  the  next  candidate,  who  discovered  the  Secret  Directory  in  the 
manner  you  have  represented ;  and  in  consequence  of  this  dis- 
covery the  secrets  of  Ineffable  Masonry  were  again  communi- 
cated to  worthy  brethren  from  generation  to  generation. 

M.  E.  S.  P. ;  •—when  the  G.\  H.\  P.-.  says  : 

Q.\  H.\  P.\  "  If  I  have  seen  any  perish  for  want  of  clothing, 
or  any  poor  without  covering  ;  if  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me, 
and  if  he  were  not  warmed  with  the  fleece  of  my  sheep  ;  if  I  have 
lifted  up  my  hand  against  the  fatherless,  when  I  saw  my  help  in 
the  gate ;  then  let  mine  arm  fall  from  my  shoulder-blade,  and  mine 
arm  be  broken  from  the  bone." 

"  Behold !  happy  is  the  man  whom  God  correcteth,  therefore  de- 
spise not  thou  the  chastening  of  the  Almighty ;  he  shall  deliver  thee 
in  six  troubles,  yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no  evil  touch  thee  ;  when 
thou  walkest  through  the  fire,  thou  shalt  not  be  burned,  neither 
shall  the  flame  be  kindled  upon  thee  ;  when  thou  passest  through 
the  waters  they  shall  not  overflow  thee ;"  for  the  Lord  God  oi 
Israel  shall  be  thy  defender  and  preserver;  he  will  be  thy  rock 
and  thy  shield ;  blessed  be  his  holy  name,  forever  and  ever 
Amen. 

The  newly-installed  officers  retire,  unless  they  are  Prince9  of  Jerusa- 
lem ;  and  none  but  Princes  of  Jerusalem  beins;  present,  the  Council 
18  closed  in  due  form. 


CEREMONY 

OP 

INSTALLATION 

OF    A 

LODGE   OF   PERFECTION 


(Jom.-in-C.  Brethren  of  the  Lodge,  these  are  the  officers  whom 
you  have  elected !  Look  upon  them,  and  do  you,  Illustrious 
Brethren,  officers  of  the  Consistory,  the  same !  and  if  any  ona 
present  has  any  objection  to  offer,  why  any  one  of  them  shall  not 
be  installed,  let  him  now  prefer  it,  or  else  forever  after  hold  his 
peace. 

No  objection  being  made : 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Thrice  Potent 
Grand  Master  elect. 

My  brother,  your  brethren  have  been  pleased  to  elect  you  to 
the  office  of  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master  of  this  Lodge  of  Perfec- 
tion. Before  your  investiture  it  is  necessary  you  should  signify 
your  assent  to  these  ancient  charges  and  regulations  which  define 
the  duty  of  a  Grand  Master  of  a  Lodge  of  Perfection  !  Listen, 
therefore,  and  respond. 

L  You  agree  to  be  impartial  and  upright,  and  to  obey  in  every 
point  the  moral  laws  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite. 

You  promise  not  to  engage  in  any  plot  or  conspiracy  against 
government ;  and  to  submit  peacefully  to  the  will  of  the  majority ; 
and  to  act  with  honor  and  generosity  toward  all  men. 

IL  You  agree  to  hold  in  veneration  the  ancient  landmarks  and 
great  principles  of  our  order  ;  to  respect  and  obey  the  authoritiei 
of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite,  supreme  and  subordi- 


INSTALLATION   OF  A   LODGE   OF   PERFECTION.       509 

nate,  according  to  their  stations ;  and  to  submit  to  the  decision 
and  awards  of  your  brethren  in  any  case  where  the  constitution 
or  principles  of  the  order  require  it. 

III.  You  promise  to  avoid  disputes  and  quarrels  ;  to  be  modest 
in  your  behavior  and  carnage  ;  courteous  to  all  men,  and  faithful 
to  your  Lodge  and  brethren,  and  carefully  to  refrain  from  intem- 
perance and  excess. 

IV.  You  promise  hospitably  to  treat  and  courteously  to  receive 
all  brethren,  and  to  discountenance  impostors  and  all  who  seek 
to  disturb  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite. 

V.  You  agree  to  diffuse  and  disseminate  the  principles  of  our 
order ;  to  pay  due  homage  to  the  Supreme  Council,  and  strictly  to 
conform  to  all  edicts  emanating  therefrom  that  are  not  subversive 
of  the  principles  and  ground-work  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  rite. 

VI.  You  admit  that  it  is  not  iu  the  power  of  any  man  or 
body  of  men  to  make  innovations  in  the  essential  and  funda- 
mental principles  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite. 

VII.  You  promise  to  attend  regularly  the  meetings  of  your 
Lodge,  and  to  instruct  and  counsel  the  brethren  ;  that  you  will 
faithfully  and  punctually  perform  all  your  duties  as  Grand  Mas- 
ter, and  that  you  will  never  open  or  close  your  Lodge  without 
giving  a  lecture,  or  some  portion  thereof,  for  the  instruction  of 
the  brethren. 

VIII.  You  admit  that  no  new  Lodge  of  Perfection  can  be 
formed  without  permission  of  the  Supreme  Council,  or  a  Deputy 
Inspector-General  in  a  country  where  there  is  no  Consistory,  and 
that  no  countenance  should  be  given  to  an  irregular  Lodge,  or  to 
any  person  initiated  therein. 

IX.  You  admit  that  no  person  can  be  regularly  allowed  to 
receive  any  degree  in  a  Lodge  of  Perfection,  or  admitted  a 
member  of  the  same,  without  previous  notice  and  due  inquiry 
into  his  character,  nor  unless  he  be  a  Master  Mason,  in  good 
standing. 

X.  You  agree  that  no  visitor  shall  be  received  into  your  Lodge 
without  due  examination  and  proof  of  his  title  to  be  so,  unless  he 
is  personally  known  as  a  Grand  Elect,  Perfect,  and  Sublime 
Mason,  to  some  member  of  your  body. 

These  are  the  regulations  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scot- 
tish rite.     Do  you  submit  to  these  charges  and  promise  to  sup- 


610         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

port  these  regulations,  as  Ineffable  Masons  have  done  in  ull  aget 
before  you  ? 

T.  P.  0.  M.     I  do. 

CHARGE. 

Com.-x  i-C.  My  brother,  your  ready  assent  to  the  charges  and 
regulations  of  the  order,  justifies  the  confidence  which  your  breth- 
ren  have  reposed  in  you,  and  authorizes  me  to  proceed  with  your 
installation.  You  cannot  have  advanced  to  the  degree  which  you 
have  attained  in  our  rite  without  becoming  acquainted  with  the 
requisites  necessary  to  constitute  an  efficient  Master  of  a  Lodge  of 
Perfection,  with  the  duties  that  devolve  upon  the  position,  and  of 
the  serious  responsibility  which  he  incurs. 

The  honor,  reputation,  and  usefulness  of  your  Lodge  will 
chiefly  depend  upon  the  mode  in  which  you  discharge  the  duties 
of  your  office.  If  you  should  be  satisfied  with  merely  knowing 
by  rote  the  formulas,  the  phrases,  and  ceremonies  of  the  work, 
and  end  with  that,  you  may  maintain  good  order  and  conduct 
the  work  with  regularity,  but  you  will  soon  see  indifference  suc- 
ceed to  zeal,  inattention  to  punctuality,  lassitude  to  interest,  and 
stagnant  immobility  to  activity. 

You  cannot  satisfy  your  promise  never  to  open  and  close  your 
Lodge  without  giving  a  lecture,  or  some  portion  thereof,  for  the 
instruction  of  the  brethren,  by  asking  a  few  trivial  questions  of 
routine.  It  would  be  absurd  to  require  of  you  to  take  a  solemn 
obligation  to  do  that ;  and  a  sad  matter  if  Masoniy  would  so 
cheapen  its  oaths. 

Whenever  your  Lodge  is  closed,  and  an  evening  has  passed 
away  without  your  having  given  the  brethren  some  new  and  use- 
ful information,  you  will  hate  failed  to  do  your  duty. 

Think  not  that  the  field  of  Masonic  learning  has  been  so  often 
reaped  and  gleaned  that  there  is  nothing  left  for  you  to  gather. 
Its  history  has  never  yet  been  written.  Its  symbols  are  only  in 
part  understood.  Its  philosophy  is  a  vast  region  almost  wholly 
unexplored.  You  are  to  arouse  the  indolent,  encourage  the  de- 
sponding, and  incite  the  unreflecting  brethren  to  do  something  the 
influences  whereof  shall  be  felt  beyond  the  limits  of  the  Lodge — 
Bomething  for  society,  something  for  humanity.  Admonish  them 
of  the  duty  that  rests  upon  them — so  to  act  and  behave  as  to  bring 
no  diser>*lit  or  reproach  upon  the  order.     Charge  them  to  prac 


INSTALLATION   OF   A   LODGE    OF   PERFECTION.       511 

Use  out  of  the  Lodge  the  duties  taught  in  it,  and  by  their  f<  rbear- 
ance,  frankness,  discretion,  equity,  and  profound  regard  for  truth 
and  honor,  to  convince  all  who  know  them  of  the  excellence  of 
our  institution. 

I  hope  your  example  will  remain  as  the  best  and  brightest  of 
lessons  for  your  successors,  to  show  them  in  what  way  to  walk, 
and  how  to  act ;  to  deserve  well  of  the  order,  to  be  entitled  to  ita 
gratitude,  and  to  win  for  themselves  honor  and  reputation. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  deputy  Grand 
Master  elect. 

Charge  to  the  Deputy  Grand  Master. 

My  brother,  your  brethren  have  been  pleased  to  elect  you 
Deputy  Grand  Master  of  this  Lodge  of  Perfection,  to  take  the  place 
of  the  Thrice  Potent,  in  case  of  his  absence.  The  duties  which,  in 
that  case,  you  are  to  perform  are  known  to  you,  and  need  not  be 
repeated.  When  he  is  present,  you  are  to  assist  him  with  your 
counsel  and  advice  in  maintaining  the  dignity  and  authority  of 
his  office,  and  the  peace  and  harmony  of  the  Lodge,  and  perforin 
such  other  duties  as  are  laid  down  in  the  ritual.  I  congratulate 
you  on  being  thought  worthy  by  your  brethren  of  this  honorable 
station,  and  earnestly  hope  that  you  may  give  them  no  reason  to 
regret  the  choice  they  have  made. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Senior 
Grand  Warden  elect. 

Charge  to  the  Senior  Grand  Warden. 

My  brother,  your  brethren  have  been  pleased  to  elect  you  as 
Senior  Grand  Warden  of  this  Lodge  of  Perfection.  In  the  ab- 
sence of  the  Thrice  Potent  and  his  Deputy,  you  are  to  govern 
the  Lodge  and  perform  the  duties  of  his  office  :  and  in  that  case 
you  are  bound  by  all  the  pledges  and  promises  he  has  made ; 
and  you  will  consider  all  that  has  been  said  to  him  as  addressed 
equally  to  you.  When  he  is  present,  you  are  to  assist  him  and 
second  all  his  efforts.  Your  acquaintance  with  the  history,  sym- 
bols, and  philosophy  of  our  rite,  should  be  as  extensive  as  his ; 
therefore  you  should  prepare  yourself,  so  as  never  to  be  taken 
■  unawares  when  called  to  the  performance  of  any  duty. 

I  firmly  rely  on  your  knowledge,  your  zeal  for  the  order,  and 


512  BOOK  OF  THE  A.    AND  A.   BITE. 

your  attachment  for  your  Lodge,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  th« 
duties  of  this  important  trust. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Junior 
Grand  Warden  elect. 

Charge  to  the  Junior  Grand  Warden. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  of  Junior  Grand 
Warden  of  this  Lodge  of  Perfection. 

You  may  be  called  upon  to  fill  the  place  of  the  Senior  Grand 
Warden,  or  even  that  of  the  Grand  Master  or  his  Deputy,  and  in 
such  case  the  promises  they  have  respectively  made  become  yours. 
You  should  therefore  be  as  fully  instructed,  and  your  office  de- 
mands of  you  the  same  diligent  study  and  thoughtful  care. 

Your  regular  and  punctual  attendance  is  required  by  our  laws, 
and  it  is  expected  you  will  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  at- 
tached to  that  responsible  office. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand 
Orator  elect. 

Charge  to  the  Grand  Orator. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  Grand  Orator  of  this 
Lodge  of  Perfection.  It  will  be  your  duty  to  pronounce  a  dis- 
course to  the  neophyte  at  eveiy  reception,  and  to  the  Lodge  if 
required.  It  may  also  of  right  call  upon  you  to  read  an  essay  or 
lecture  upon  the  history,  philosophy,  doctrine,  or  symbolism  of 
the  rile.  It  is  therefore  indispensable  that  you  should  make 
yourself  familiar  with  those  subjects,  so  that  you  may  be  able  to 
instruct  and  enlighten  the  1  rethren.  I  trust  that  the  duties  ot 
your  office  will  be  so  performed  that  your  name  will  be  hereafter 
identified  with  the  prosperity  of  the  Lodge,  and  mentioned  with 
honor  and  respect  by  all  who  love  our  order. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand  Treas- 
urer elect. 

Charge  to  the  Grand  Treasurer. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  Grand  Treasurer  of  this 
Lodge  of  Perfection.  It  is  your  duty  to  receive  all  moneys  from 
the  Secretary,  make  due  entry  of  the  same,  and  pay  them  out  on 


INSTALLATION  OF  A  LODGE   OF  PERFECTION.       513 

the  order  of  the  Lodge,  rendering  account  thereof  at  the  proper 
season.  These  duties  are  responsible  and  important,  and  your 
faithful  performance  of  them  will  entitle  you  to  the  good  opinion 
and  gratitude  of  your  brethren. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand  Secre- 
tary elect. 

Charge  to  the  Grand  Secretary. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  Grand  Secretary  of  this 
Lodge  of  Perfection.  It  is  your  duty  to  record  the  proceedings 
of  the  Lodge,  to  receive  all  moneys  due  the  same,  and  to  pay 
them  over  to  the  Grand  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor. 

I  earnestly  hope  that  you  will  so  perform  its  duties  as  to  merit 
the  esteem  and  applause  of  your  brethren. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand  Mas- 
ter of  Ceremonies  elect 


Charge  to  the  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  the  Grand  Master  of 
Ceremonies  of  this  Lodge  of  Perfection.  It  will  be  your  duty  to 
examine  and  introduce  all  visiting  brethren;  to  examine,  pre- 
pare, introduce,  and  accompany  all  candidates  ;  to  arrange  all 
processions,  and  act  as  Marshal  thereof. 

I  trust  you  will  perform  them  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the 
Grand  Master  and  the  Lodge. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand  Cap- 
tain of  the  Guard  elect 

Charge  to  the  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guard. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  Grand  Captain  of  the 
Guard  of  this  Lodge  of  Perfection.  You  are  to  guard  well  the 
entrance  of  the  same,  to  cause  all  summonses  to  be  served,  and  to 
obey  such  orders  of  the  Grand  Master  as  he  may  communicate  to 
you  ;  and  I  do  not  doubt  but  that  you  will  perform  your  duties 
faithfully,  and  keep  due  watch  over  our  entrance  into  the  Sanc- 
tuary. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand  Hos- 
pitaller elect. 

22* 


514  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 


Charjre  to  the  Grand  Hospitaller. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  Grand  HospiUiller  of  this 
Lodge  of  Perfection.  It  is  our  earnest  wish  that  you  may  so 
administer  the  affairs  of  your  office,  that  when  you  lay  it  down, 
the  exchequer  of  the  Lodge  may  overflow  with  the  thanks  ot 
the  widows  and  the  gratitude  of  orphans. 

Brother  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  present  the  Grand  Tyler. 

Charge  to  tlie  Grand  Tyler. 

My  brother,  you  have  been  elected  Grand  Tyler  of  this  Lodge 
of  Perfection.  Receive  this  sword,  and  after  you  shall  have 
taken  the  oath  of  office,  you  will  repair  to  your  station,  and 
guard  well  the  approach  to  the  entrance  to  the  Lodge,  that  no 
cowan  overhear  us  and  no  impostor  intrude  himself  among  us. 

Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you  will  now  place 
the  officers  of  the  Lodge  of  Perfection  at  the  Altar  in  due  form  to 
take  the  oath  of  office. 

G.\  M.\  of  C.-.  places  them  in  a  semicircle,  faciny  the  E.,  M.  in  the 
centre. 

Com.-in-C.  [*  *  *  aM  rise.]  Attention,  brethren  of  the  Grand 
Consistory  and  Lodge,  and  witness  this  oath  of  office. 

OATH. 

You  and  each  of  you,  in  the  presence  of  the  Great  Architect  ol 
the  Universe,  and  with  these  brethren  as  witnesses,  do  solemnly 
and  sincerely  swear,  that  you  will  support  the  Constitutions, 
Regulations,  Statutes,  and  Institutes  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  rite,  and  the  Regulations  and  Constitution  of  the  Supreme 
Council,  as  the  fundamental  law  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted 
Scottish  Rite.  That  you  will  faithfully  and  impartially  perform, 
each  to  the  best  and  utmost  of  his  skill  and  ability,  the  dnties  of 
the  office  to  which  he  has  been  elected  in  this  Lodge  of  Perfec- 
tion.    So  help  you  God. 


Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you  will  now  invest 
the  officers  of  the  Lodge  with  their  appropriate  regalia  and  con- 


INSTALLATION   OF  A  LODGE   OF  PERFECTION.      515 

duct  them  (excepting  the  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master)  to  theu 
Btations  (commencing  with  the  Grand  Tyler),  and  let  the  officers 
occupying  the  stations  yield  them  up. 

The  officers  being  so  placed : 

Thrice  Potent,  your  officers  are  at  their  respective  stations,  and 
nothing  remains  hut  for  you  to  assume  yours :    be  pleased  to 

°Receive  my  brother,  the  warrant  of  your  Lodge  {presenting  it]; 
may  it  continue  and  prosper,  and  may  its  name  be  ever  honored 

among  men.  . 

Receive  now  this  mallet,  symbol  of  authority ;  assume  the  gov- 
ernment of  your  Lodge,  and  rule  it  with  urbanity,  impartiality, 
and  firmness. 

PROCLAMATION. 

To  the  glory  of  the  Great  Architect  of  the  Universe,  in  the 
name  and  under  the  auspices  of  the  Supreme  Council,  I  proclaim 

Lod°-e  of  Perfection,  No to  be  consecrated  and 

inaugurated,  its  officers  duly  installed,  and  the  Lodge  legally 
organized  and  prepared  to  enter  upon  its  labors. 

Brethren  of  the  Consistoiy,  unite  with  me  in  congratulating 
the  Thrice  Potent  Grand  Master  and  his  Lodge. 

Omnes.    3,  5,  7,  9. 

Qm.-in-C.  </r  T:.  P.:  \»—all  are  seaUd.\ 


CONSTITUTION  AND  INSTALLATION 

OF  A 

COUNCIL  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 


The  Princes  and  brethren  being  convened  at  some  convenient 
place  adjacent  to  the  Council  Chamber  of  the  Princes  of  Jerusa- 
em,  the  procession  is  formed,  and  moves  in  the  following  order  ; 

1.  Tyler,  with  drawn  sword. 

2.  Masters  of  Ceremonies,  with  insignia. 

3.  Entered  Apprentices,  Fellow  Crafts,  and  Master  Masons. 

4.  Four  brethren,  carrying  the  Ark  of  the  Covenant. 

5.  First  Light,  carried  by  a  Brother. 

6.  Three  Master  Masons. 

7.  Second  Light,  carried  by  a  Brother. 

8.  Three  Master  Masons. 

9.  Third  Light,  carried  by  a  Brother. 

10.  Three  Master  Masons. 

11.  A  Key,  borne  by  a  Secret  Master 

12.  Six  Secret  Masters,  as  Levites. 

13.  Perfect  Master,  carrying  the  Cubic  Stone;  two  Perfect  Mas- 

tere,  and  one  Perfect  Master,  carrying  an  Urn ; — all  march 
ing  abreast 

14.  An  Intimate  Secretary. 

15.  Seven  Provosts  and  Judges. 

16.  Five  Intendants  of  the  Building. 

17.  Nine  Elect  of  Nine. 

18.  Fifteen  Elect  of  Fifteen. 

19.  Twelve  Sublime  Knights  Elected. 

20.  Three  Grand  Master  Architects. 

21.  Nine  Royal  Arch  of  Enoch. 

22.  Twenty-six  Grand  Elect,  Perfect,  and  Sublime  Mason*. 

23.  Fourth  Light,  carried  by  a  G.\  E.\  P.*.  and  S.\  Mason. 


INSTALLATION   OF  PRLNCES   OE   JERUSALEM.         517 

24  Seven  Knights  of  the  East  or  Sword. 

25.  Five  Princes  of  Jerusalem. 

26.  Members  of  Lodges  of  Perfection. 

27.  Officers  of  Council  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem  to  be  installed. 

28.  Installing  and  Constituting  officers 

In  the  above  order  the  procession  arrives  at whera 

the  following  anthem  is  sung,  until  the  procession  has  gradually 
walked  three  times  round  the  hall : 


ANTHEM. 


1   Let  there      be  light,   the     Al -. nigh  -  ty  spoke  Re- 
1    J  Well-pleased  the  great  Je    -    -     ho  -  vah  stood,  The 


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power  su  -  preme  pronounced  it    good.    ( omi  r  . . 


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Parent  of  Light,  accept  our  praise, 
Who  shed'st  on  us  thy  brightest  rays, 

The  Light  that  fills  our  mind. 
By  choice  selected,  lo  !  we  stand 
By  friendship  joined  a  social  band, 
That  love,  that  aid  mankind. 
In  choral  numbers  Masons  join 
To  bless  and  praise  this  Light  divine. 

The  altar  is  then  placed  in  the  centre  of  the  hall,  and  on  it  are 
deposited  the  four  great  Lights,  and  on  proper  pedestals  are  placed 
the  insignia,  implements,  and  symbols,  borne  in  procession,  and  the 
furniture  for  investiture. 

The  brethren  then  join  in  the  following 


ANTHEM. 


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To  Heaven's  high  Arch  -  i    -     tect      all   praise,  all 


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INSTALLATION   OF   PRINCES   OF  JERUSALEM.        519 

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praise,  a  1  grat  i  -  tude  be  giv'n,  Who  deigned  the  human 
M—m         — - 


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P*-JW- 


J^-A 


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loud  Je-hovah's  praise,  Him  the  dome  the  Temple  raise. 

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The  following  may  very  judiciously  be  embodied  in  the 

ADDRESS. 

Every  good,  Ineffable,  and  Sublime  Mason  uses,  as  he  is  sol- 
emnly bound  to  do,  the  utmost  caution  to  prevent  the  secrets  of 
this  important  branch  of  Masonry  from  being  unlawfully  ob- 
tained ;  and  all  the  checks  and  restrictions  which  wisdom  and 
experience  have  suggested,  are  used  to  prevent  these  degree* 


520         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

fioui  falling  into  improper  bands,  and  being  .conferred  without 
the  sanction  of  lawful  and  constitutional  authority. 

In  respect  to  this,  as  well  as  in  all  other  moral  and  social  du- 
ties, sublime  Freemasonry  has  its  rewards  and  punishments,  its 
obligations  and  vowrs,  as  well  as  its  fundamental  laws  and  regu- 
lations, which  every  honest  and  true  brother  is  willing  to  be  gov- 
erned and  abide  by  ;  and  neither  in  this  regard,  nor  in  any  other, 
can  Lhey  be  broken  with  impunity. 

The  mystic  mysteries  of  religion  and  science  which  formed  the 
foundation  upon  which  the  superstructure  of  Ineffable  Masonry 
has  been  erected,  covered  so  large  a  field  of  investigation  and 
study,  and  involved  so  many  abstruse  and  critical  points,  that 
unless  they  were  set  forth  in  technical  and  orthodox  phraseology, 
or  at  least  that  certain  of  the  more  abstruse  portions  of  the  Secret 
Directory  were  preserved  in  some  character,  hieroglyphic  or 
otherwise,  their  vitality  and  truthfulness  would  be  destroyed,  and 
in  a  few  generations  no  trace  or  resemblance  of  their  original 
character  would  remain. 

Our  society  is  maintained  upon  the  broad  principles  of  render- 
ing mutual  aid  and  of  exercising  mutual  love  and  friendship,  as 
well  as  to  preserve  our  adoration  of  the  Almighty  Artist,  and  to 
improve  our  minds  with  the  principles  of  science. 

The  history  of  Masonry,  as  contained  in  the  higher  degrees, 
gives  an  account  of  events  only  to  be  found  in  the  archives  of  our 
sublime  institution,  which  could  not  be  committed  to  memoiy 
without  constant  application  fur  a  lifetime;  therefore,  had  the 
same  course  been  adopted  in  the  perpetuation  of  these  degrees  as 
that  prescribed  for  the  symbolic  Lodge,  they  would  long  ere  this 
have  been  lost  to  the  world  and  have  been  buried  in  oblivion. 

But  as  Numa  pronounced  his  sacred  writings  lifeless,  so,  be  it 
remembered,  anything  which  you  may  find  indited,  and  without 
the  spirit  of  ceremonial  action,  and  the  soul  of  exposition  diffused 
through  it,  from  the  breathing,  burning  voice  of  the  living  man 
and  brother,  and  the  reciprocating  thoughts  and  feelings  of  the 
instructor  and  the  instructed,  will  be  but  an  inert  mass  of  senseless 
matter,  and  wholly  unproductive  of  any  useful  or  happy  result* 
and  consequences. 

The  following  short  ceremony  then  enanes,  af 


INSTALLATION   OF  PRINCES   OF  JERUSALEM.        52] 


CONSTITUTION  AND  INSTALLATION. 

The  Heralds  sound  the  trumpets. 
The  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies  rises,  and  says  : 

I  announce  to  the  Illustrious  Brethren  here  assembled,  that  the 

Council  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem,  for  the  city  of ,  State  of 

,  is  now  about  to  be  constituted,  and  its  officers  installed 

and  proclaimed. 

Puissant  Commander-in-Chief,  is  it  your  will  and  pleasure 
that  the  ceremony  of  Constitution  and  Installation  shall  now 
proceed  ? 

Com.-in-Chief.  It  is.  Let  the  "Warrant  of  Constitution  be  now 
read. 

Warrant  read  by  Deputy  Grand  Commander. 

Com.-in- Chief.  Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you 
will  place  the  Princes  of  the  Council  at  the  altar  in  proper  form 
for  the  purpose  of  taking  the  oath  of  fealty  and  allegiance. 

Illustrious  Grand  Standard  Bearer,  you  will  advance  the  banner 
of  the  order  to  the  altar. 

The  Master  of  Ceremonies  forms  the  Princes  around  the  banner  and 
altar,  in  the  form  of  a  triangle :  the  Princes  kneeling  on  the  left  knee, 
repeat  the  following.  I  vide  page  504.  i 

(The  general  oath  of  fealty  and  allegiance  is  then  administered. 

Com.-in.- Chief.  Let  the  Princes  named  in  the  warrant  rise  and 
approach  the  East. 

S.  P.  Grand  Master  in  the  centre 

In  the  name  of  the  Supreme  and  Sovereign  Grand  Master  of 
the  Universe,  by  whom  princes  rule  and  to  whom  be  all  honor 
and  glory,  in  my  character,  and  by  virtue  of  my  prerogatives  as 
presiding  officer  (representing)  the  Supreme  Council,  from  whom 
the  charter  just  read  has  emanated  through  its  Sovereign  Con- 
sistory, I  hereby  constitute  you,  valorous  Princes,  into  a  Council 

of  Princes  of  Jerusalem,  under  the  distinctive  title  of for 

the  city  of in  the  State  of ;  and  you  henceforth 

have  full  power  and  authority  to  assemble  legally,  to  elect  and 
Install  your  officers,  to  elevate  to  the  degrees  of  Knight  of  the 


522  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    BITE. 

East  or  sword,  and  Prince  of  Jerusalem,  Grand,  Elect,  Perfect 
and  Sublime  Freemasons,  lawfully  and  constitutionally  entitled 
thereto,  and  may  the  blessing  of  Heaven  be  upon  you. 

The  Heralds  again  sound  the  trumpets,  and  [he  ceremony  of  Instal- 
lation .follows. 

INSTALLATION. 

Ck**,  i^-Chief.  Most  Illustrious  Lieutenant  Commander,  have 
you  examined  the  Most  Equitable  Sovereign  Prince,  Grand 
Master  named  in  the  warrant  (or  elected),  and  can  you  vouch 
for  his  skill  and  capacity  for  the  Most  Illustrious  Order  of  An- 
cient, Sublime,  Free,  and  Accepted  Masonry? 

Lieut.  Commander  answers. 

Then  let  the  Most  Equitable  Sovereign  Prince  Grand  Master  be 
presented  for  installation. 

Lieut.  Commander  presents  him,  saying. 

L.  Com.  Most  Puissant  Commander-in-Chief,  I  present  my 
worthy  and  valorous  Brother ,  to  be  installed  Sov- 
ereign Prince  Grand  Master  of  this  new  Council  of  Princes  of 
Jerusalem.  I  have  witnessed  his  fervor,  zeal,  and  constancy,  his 
good  conduct  and  morals,  and  find  him  possessed  of  the  requisite 
skill  and  capacity  for  the  duties  of  his  station. 

Com. -in- Chief.  Do  you,  my  brother,  promise  strictly  to  observe 
the  rules  enforcing  justice  and  good  order,  and  to  strive  to  lead 
an  irreproachable  life? 

II.  That  you  will  be  just  and  equitable  in  all  your  minis- 
trations? 

III.  That  you  will  put  away  every  kind  of  party  spirit,  hatred 
and  envy  towards  your  brethren,  and  nevei  combat  with  them, 
or  give  to  or  accept  a  challenge  from  one  of  them  ? 

IV.  That  you  will  never  swerve  from,  nor  permit  any  of  your 
brethren  to  swerve  from  or  violate  the  general  or  particular  laws 
of  Sublime,  Ancient,  Free,  and  Accepted  Masonry  ;  and  that  you 
will  never  advise  or  direct  any  brother  in  anything  that  relates  to 
our  illustrious  order,  except  in  conformity  with  said  rules  and 
the  truth  i 


INSTALLATION    OF   PRINCES   OF   JERUSALEM.         523 

V.  That  you  will  advocate  the  principles  and  sustain  the  glory 
of  our  illustrious  order  in  its  fullest  extent,  whenever  it  becomes 
necessary  ? 

VI.  That  you  will  acknowledge  the  authority  and  submit  to 
the  ordinances  and  decrees  of  the  Supreme  Council,  by  whom 
the  Council  in  which  you  have  been  chosen  to  act,  has  been 
constituted  ? 

VII.  Do  you  submit  to  these  charges,  and  promise,  on  the  faith 
»nd  honor  of  a  Knight  and  Prince  of  Masonry,  to  observe  them  ? 

***** 

Most  Equitable  Prince,  with  the  greatest  pleasure  I  now  salute 
you  as  Sovereign  Prince  Grand  Master  of  this  Council,  placing  the 
most  implicit  reliance  in  your  zeal,  fidelity,  skill,  and  capacity  for 
the  exalted  station  to  which  the  partiality  of  your  brethren  has 
elevated  you. 

I  confide  to  your  charge  the  wan-ant  of  the  Council  over  which 

you  are  to  preside,  also  the  book  of  ordinances  and  decrees  of 

the  Supreme  Council,  for  your  guidance.     You  are,  my  brother, 

the  representative  of  an  ancient  member  of  the  Craft,  denominated 

in  the  old  Constitutions,  as  the  Prince  and  General  Master  Mason 

of  the  Jews.     Emulate  his  virtues.    Receive  this  hand  of  Justice 

in  token  of  that  justice  you,  as  a  Prince,  are  bound  to  exercise. 

As  presiding  officer  of  your  Council,  the  mallet  is  also  committed 

to  your  hands. 

***** 

High  Priest  Is  presented. 
Com.-in-Chief.  In  the  remote  ages  of  antiquity,  as  indeed  in 
more  modem  times,  learned  men,  devoted  to  ecclesiastical  matters, 
participated  in  the  councils  of  nations;  and  when  it  is  considered 
that  the  ancient  mysteries,  now  known  by  the  name  of  Free 
Masonic,  were  sustained  and  protected  by  civil  government,  we 
can  readily  account  for  the  religious  character  of  the  ritual  that 
obtained  in  those  mysteries  which  were  indubitably  improved  by 
religious  ceremonials  and  obligations.  You,  my  brother,  are  the 
representative  of  an  ancient  Israelitish  Pontiff  of  Jehovah.  May 
the  zeal,  fervor,  constancy,  and  success  which  characterized  his 
labors,  attend  you  in  the  discharge  of  your  functions.  Among 
other  things,  it  will  be  your  duty  to  perform  all  religious  solem- 
nities in  this  Council,  and  on  all  public  occasions,  when  required 


524  BOOK    01    THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

Receive  the  insignia  of  your  office,  and  worthily  preside  in  th« 
absence  of  the  Sovereign  Prince  Grand  Master. 

Your  official  badge  (a  circle  enclosing  a  delta),  which  1  now 
present  to  you,  it  is  needless  to  remind  you,  symbolizes  the 
Eternal,  whose  we  are,  and  whom  we  are  bound  to  serve. 

Senior  Grand  Warden  is  presented. 

Com.-iu-Chief.  To  you,  as  a  brother  well  versed  in  the  usages  of 
Masonry,  your  duties  as  first  or  Senior  Warden  are  well  known 
I  doubt  not  your  willingness  and  ability  to  discharge  them  with 
honor  and  fidelity.  You  occupy  the  place  of  strength  and  power. 
As  Prince  of  Judah,  receive  this  column  of  strength,  the  badge  oi 
your  office. 

Junior  Grand  Warden  is  presented. 

Co  in. -in- Chief.  As  second  or  Junior  Grand  Warden,  you  are  the 
assistant  and  supporter  of  your  senior.  With  your  counsel  and 
labors  and  those  of  your  senior,  you  are  to  aid  in  the  working 
and  ordinary  business  of  your  Council.  In  the  symbolic  yet 
glorious  work  of  re-edification,  be  the  stanch  coadjutor  of  your 
senior  companion.  Accept  this  badge  of  your  office,  and  may 
He  who  stood  upon  the  circle  of  the  earth  and  set  a  compass  on 
the  face  of  the  deep,  be  with  thee  and  bless  thee. 

Secretary  or  Keeper  of  Seal*  is  presented. 

Com.-in- Chief.  Most  valorous  brother,  by  virtue  of  your  office, 
the  duties  of  corresponding  and  recording  secretary  devolve  upon 
you.  You  are  also  to  receive  all  petitions,  and  take  charge  of  the 
seals  of  this  Council  and  of  its  minutes  of  proceedings.  As  Prince 
of  the  Law,  receive  this  balance. 

Grand  Treasurer  is  presented. 

Com.-in- Chief.  It  is  your  duty  to  keep  in  trust  all  the  funds, 
securities,  and  vouchers  of  this  Council.  Our  secret  treasures  are 
also  committed  to  your  charge.  As  Prince  of  the  Temple,  receive 
this  badge,  the  symbol  of  our  mystic  edifice. 

Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies  is  presented. 

Com.-in-  Chief.  It  is  your  province  to  attend  your  associate  offi- 
cers in  the  works  and  labors  of  this  Council,  and  to  perform  such 


INSTALLATION   OF  PRINCES   OF  JERUSALEM. 


525 


other  services  as  Masonic  custom  has  prescribed.    As  Prince  of 
the  workmen,  I  invest  you  with  this  badge  of  your  office. 

Grand  Master  of  E.\  is  presented. 

Com. -in- Chief.  Your  appropriate  station  is  near  the  inner  door 
of  the  Council  Chamber,  to  receive  reports  from  the  guards  with 
out,  announce  all  applicants  for  admission,  and  to  discharge  the 
other  duties  Masonic  usage  requires  from  a  Prince  of  the  Guards. 
Beceive  the  implement  of  your  office. 

Grand  Tyler  is  presented. 

Com.-in- Chief.  Valorous  brother,  immemorial  usage  has  fixed 
your  duties,  which  relate  to  the  admission  of  members  and  vis- 
itors. They  are  well  known  to  you.  We  rely  upon  your  fidelity 
and  discretion  to  discharge  them  properly.  Receive  the  imple- 
ment of  your  office. 

The  grand  honors  of  a  Prince  of  Jerusalem  are  then  given. 

At  every  succeeding  installation  of  officers  of  a  Council  of  Princes 
of  Jerusalem,  a  Past  Most  Equitable  Master  may  install  the  new 
Sovereign  Prince  Grand  Master,  and  the  new  Grand  Master  installs 
the  other  officers. 

PLAN  WHEN   TAKING    THE  OATH. 


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o  c  o 

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INSTALLATION  OF   OFFICERS 


SOVEREIGN    CHAPTER   ROSE  CROIX, 


The  hall  must  be  fitted  up  in  the  most  brilliant  style,  the  flooi 
strewed  with  flowers,  and  the  walls  hung  with  garlands. 

The  three  columns,  Faith,  Hope,  and  Charity,  are  placed  as  in 
the  second  apartment  in  case  of  reception.  At  the  beginning  of 
the  ceremony,  the  hall  must  be  in  the  most  profound  obscurity. 
The  officers  and  members  of  the  Chapter  occupy  their  ordinary 
Beats,  and  wear  their  collars,  the  black  outside,  and  the  jewels 
veiled. 

Between  the  altar  and  the  throne,  in  the  East,  a  certain  num- 
ber of  chairs  are  prepared  for  the  Most  Wise  and  the  officers  oi 
the  Chapter.  That  of  the  Most  Wise  is  near  the  altar,  and  the 
others  are  placed  on  the  right  and  left  of  the  East. 

Nine  brethren,  with  stare*  and  swords,  are  in  readiness  to  wait 
upon  the  Consistory  ;  also  a  sufficient  number  of  members  with 
swords. 

AD  being  in  readiness,  the  Consistory  is  formtd  in  procession  by  the 
Grand  Marshal  in  an  adjoining  room,  as  follows : 

Grand  Master  or  Ceremonies. 
Sentinel. 
Grand  Treasurer,  Grand  Minister  op  State. 

Grand  Secretary.  Second  Lieut.  Commander, 

Deputy  Lx.  Commander-in-Chief,  First  Lieut.  Commander, 

Grand  Standard  Bearer,  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guards, 

Cohmandee-in -Chief. 


•  In  visitations,  torches  are  termed  stars. 


INSTALLATION   OF  CHAPTEE   ROSE   CROIX.  527 

Com.-in-C.  Sublime  Prince,  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you 
will  inform  the  Most  Wise  of  the  Sovereign  Chapter  that  the 
Grand  Consistory  is  now  ready  to  proceed  with  the  installation. 


Most  Wine.  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief,  it  is  not  in  our 
power  to  continue  our  labors.  Confusion  and  consternation  pre- 
vail among  us.  Darkness  covers  our  Temple  ;  all  our  implements 
are  shattered.  We  have  not  the  word.  We  beg,  therefore,  Illus- 
trious Commander-in-Chief,  to  take  into  consideration  our  zeal 
and  good  intentions ;  lend  us  your  assistance  for  the  purpose  of 
continuing  the  labors  of  this  Chapter,  which,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Illustrious  body  over  which  you  preside,  hopes  to  fulfil 
its  duties  to  God  and  man. 

Com.-in-C.  Most  Wise  and  brethren,  it  is  our  duty  and  pleas- 
ure to  grant  you  the  assistance  you  demand  at  our  hands ;  but 
the  word  cannot  be  recovered  without  proper  labor.  Follow  me, 
Sir  Knights,  and,  with  the  aid  of  God  our  Father,  we  will  recover 
the  "  word." 


Most  Wise.  Ill  Commander-in-Chief,  we  have  seen  the  names 
of  the  three  fundamental  laws  of  our  Order,  "  Charity,"  "  Hope," 
and  "  Faith." 

Com.-in-C.  True,  my  brother,  "  Charity"  is  love  to  God 
and  man ;  "  Hope,"  a  feeling  next  to,  and  the  consequence  of, 
Charity,  and  which  cheers  us  in  all  our  toils  for  the  ultimate 
result  of  our  Grand  Master's  Doctrine ;  "  Faith"  is  a  feeling 
which  naturally  proceeds  from  "Charity"  and  "Hope,"  and 
which  causes  us  firmly  to  believe  that  our  Father  will  never  for- 
sake those  who  labor  faithfully  for  a  noble  and  just  cause.  Such, 
my  brethren,  are  the  noble  thoughts  which  must  guide  you  ;  and 
if  you  are  faithful  to  your  mission,  you  will  soon  iccover  the 
"  word." 


PRAYER. 

Almighty  and  ever-glorious  and  gracious  Lord  God,  creator  of 
all  things,  and  governor  of  everything  thou  hast  made,  mercifully 


528        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

look  upon  thy  children,  now  assemlled  in  thy  name,  and  in  thy 
presence,  and  bless  and  prosper  all  our  works  begun,  continued, 
and  ended  in  thee.  Graciously  bestow  upon  us  wisdom,  in  all 
our  doings ;  strength  of  mind  in  all  our  difficulties ;  and  the 
beauty  of  harmony  and  holiness  in  all  our  communications  and 
work.  Let  "  Charity"  be  the  fruit  of  our  obedience  to  thy  holy 
will,  and  "  Hope"  the  foundation  of  our  "  Faith." 

O  thou  preserver  of  men  !  graciously  enable  us  now  to  conse- 
crate this  Chapter,  which  we  have  erected  to  the  honor  and  glory 
of  thy  name,  and  mercifully  be  pleased  to  accept  this  service  at 
our  hands. 

May  all  the  proper  work  of  our  institution,  that  may  be  done 
in  this  Chapter,  be  such  as  thy  wisdom  may  approve,  and  thy 
goodness  prosper.  And  finally,  graciously  be  pleased,  0  thou 
Sovereign  Architect  of  the  Universe,  to  bless  the  Craft  whereso- 
ever dispersed,  and  make  them  true  and  faithful  to  thee,  to  their 
neighbor,  and  to  themselves.  And  when  the  time  of  our  labor  is 
drawing  near  to  an  end,  and  the  pillar  of  our  strength  is  declin- 
ing to  the  ground,  graciously  enable  us  to  pass  through  the 
"  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,"  supported  by  "  Charity,  Hopa, 
and  Faith,"  to  those  mansions  beyond  the  skies,  where  love,  and 
peace,  and  happiness  forever  reign  before  thy  throne  !    Amen. 

Com.-in-C.  In  the  name  of  the  supreme  and  eternal  God, 
the  Grand  Architect  of  heaven  and  earth,  to  whom  be  all  honor 
and  Glory,  I  dedicate  this  Chapter  of  Rose  Croix.  May  universal 
toleration  and  love  dwell  therein  forever  and  ever  ! 


Com.-in-C.  Most  "Wise,  officers,  and  members  of Sov- 
ereign Chapter  of  Rose  Croix,  No ,  do  you  solemnly  promise, 

I.  To  be  good  and  true,  and  strictly  to  observe  and  propagate 
the  rational  principles  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite  ? 

II.  To  bear  and  forbear,  to  be  just  and  equitable  towards  all 
men? 

III.  To  discountenance  intolerance  and  religious  and  politicaJ 
persecution  ? 

IV.  Never  to  be  guided  by  animositj',  by  your  political  or 
religious  opinions,  in  all  questions  relating  to  the  members  ol 
your  Chapter,  or  to  such  brethren  who  may  apply  for  initiation 
into  the  same,  and  to  your  neighbor  at  large  V 


INSTALLATION   OF  CHAPTER   ROSE   CROIX.  529 

V.  To  promote  the  general  welfare  of  society,  and  to  cultivate 
all  social  virtues V 

VI.  To  avoid  carefully  all  piques  and  quarrels,  to  be  cautious 
in  your  behavior,  courteous  to  your  brethren,  and  faithful  to  all 
the  oaths  and  obligations  which  you  have  taken  in  our  order, 
and  to  the  letters  capitular  which  the  Supreme  Council  has 
granted  to  your  Chapter  ? 


In  the  presence  of  Almighty  God  our  Father,  and  of  my  breth- 
ren, I, ,  Most  Wise,  of Sovereign  Chapter  of  Rose 

Croix,  No ,  do  hereby  and  hereon  solemnly  vow  and  swear, 

to  peiform  to  the  best  of  my  ability  the  duties  imposed  upon  me 
in  my  aforesaid  capacity,  to  obey  and  enforce  the  General  Stat- 
utes of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite  ;  the  laws  and  edicts  of  the 

Supreme  Council ;  and  also  the  rules  and  regulations  of 

Sovereign  Chapter  of  Rose  Croix,  No 

I  furthermore  solemnly  vow  and  swear,  to  do  all  in  my  power 
to  maintain  peace,  harmony,  and  union  among  the  members  of 
this  Sovereign  Chapter,  and  to  conduct  the  labors  thereof  with 
justice,  impartiality,  and  forbearance.     So  help  me  God  ! 


I  constitute  and  form  you  into  a  regular  Chapter  of  Sovereign 
Princes  of  Rose  Croix,  eighteenth  degree  of  the  Ancient  and 
Accepted  rite;  and  I  hereby  grant  unto  you  full  power  and 
authority  to  act  as  a  regular  Chapter,  according  to  the  constitu- 
tion and  statutes  of  the  Order,  and  may  the  Grand  Architect  of 
the  Universe  bless  all  your  lawful  labors  ! 

111/.  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  conduct  the  Most  Wise  of 
this  Sovereign  Chapter  to  his  seat,  on  my  left,  and  all  the  officers 
of  the  same  to  their  respective  places. 


Most  Wise,  after  the  discourse  with  which  we  have  been 
favored,  and  in  which  the  Orator  has  expounded  the  sublime  doc- 
trines of  Scottish  Masoniy  in  such  language  as  only  conviction 
and  sincerity  can  dictate,  and  especially  after  the  obligations 
which  you  have  taken  as  a  Knight  of  the  Rose  Croix,  and  as  the 
Most  Wise  of  this  Sovereign  Chapter,  your  duties  are  known  to 
23 


530 


BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    KITE. 


you,  my  bro'Jier,  and  I  have  now  but  to  express  to  you  the  confi- 
dence which  the  order  places  in  you,  in  your  worthy  officers,  and 
In  the  Chapter  over  which  j'ou  have  the  honor  to  preside. 


(lie  then  invites  the  members  to  make  their  observations,  cause* 
the  box  of  fraternal  assistance  to  be  passed,  and  finally  calls  the 
Chapter  from  labor  to  refreshment.) 


INAUGURATION  AND  INSTALLATION 

OF   A 

CONSISTORY 

OK 

SUBLIME  PRINCES 

A>"D 

COMMANDERS  OF  THE  ROYAL  SECRET. 


THE  ANC1BNT  TEmFXAR  8  PENNANT. 


**Yrr  let  cs  ponder  boldly:    'ti9  a  basb 

Abandonment  of  reason  to  resign 

ocb  bight  of  thought — ocr  last  and  osl1 

PlACB   OF   RKFrGK."' 


INAUGURATION  OF  THE  TEMPLE. 


DECORATIONS. 


A  square  table  will  be  placed  in  the  centre  of  the  Lodge-room 
and  on  it  a  vase  for  burning  perfumes.  On  this  table  there  will 
be  no  light.  Between  it  and  the  throne  will  be  placed  the  altar 
of  obligation,  on  which  is  the  book  of  constitutions,  two  naked 
swords  crossed,  and  a  Kadosh  dagger  in  its  scabbard,  upon  the 
book  of  constitutions.  Between  the  swords  is  a  lamp  with  a 
large  globe  shade,  which  must  be  filled  with  pure  olive-oil 

In  front  of  the  seat  of  the  111.-.  Coin. -.-in-Chief  will  be  five 
hgbts  in  the  form  of  a  square,  the  fifth  one  in  the  centre;  three 
on  the  table  of  the  First  Lieut.  Commander,  and  two  on  that  of 
the  Second  Lieut.  Commander,-allto  be  very  large  and  long  and 
of  yellow  wax.  Other  lights  may  be  used  by  the  Secretary  and 
Ireasurer,  and  elsewhere  in  the  hall,  so  that  it  shall  be  well 
ligbted. 

The  altars  are  covered  with  white,  and  hung  with  garlands  of 
flowers  and  leaves. 

CEREMONY  OF  CONSECRATION. 

At  the  appointed  hour  the  Princes  will  seat  themselves  in  no 
particular  place  or  order. 

The  Most  Powerful  Sovereign  Giv.  Com.-,  will  sit  in  front  of 
the  table  of  perfumes,  and  the  Secretary  General  will  sit  at  the 
head  of  the  column  of  the  South  :  before  him,  a  triangular  table. 
The  Temple  will  not  be  lighted  until  after  the  benediction  of  the 
new  fire. 

Gr.:  Com.:  111.-.  Grand  Sec'y  .  Gen'l.-.,  what  brings  us  to- 
gether here  ? 

Sec'y.:  GerCL:    M.\  P.-.  Sov.-.  Grand  Commander,  we  have  come 


r,:;4  i k  of  the  a.  and  a.  kite. 

hither  to  inaugurate  this  Templi,  which  the  Supreme  C'ouucil 
desires  to  dedicate  to  tlie  God  of  Beneficence. 

Or.:  Com.',  (rising).  Is  it  your  pleasure,  Sublime  Princes  and 
Commanders,  that  this  Temple  shall  be  inaugurated  ? 

All.    It  is. 

Or.:  Com.:  Sublime  Princes,  the  world  is  filled  with  the  ruina 
of  temples,  erected  by  the  ancients  to  their  imaginary  deities.  In 
Egypt,  India,  Ethiopia,  and  Chaldea,  the  lover  of  antiquity  and 
the  eager  student  gaze  enraptured  on  the  huge  remains  of  mighty 
edifices  sorely  stricken  by  the  relentless  hand  of  time,  in  which, 
when  they  stood  in  all  their  splendor  and  glory  in  that  East, 
teeming  with  the  hosts  of  its  mighty  population,  Atiiomox  and 
Ammon,  Brahma  and  Buddah,  Toth  and  Bael  were  wor- 
shipped The  great  cavern  temples  of  Elephanta,  Salsette, 
Caraac,  Luxor,  and  Thebes,  still  remain  to  astound  us  with 
their  vastness.  The  sculptured  columns  of  an  hundred  fanes 
builded  to  the  gods  of  Olympus,  and  enriched  with  all  that  was 
rare  and  wondrous  in  architecture,  painting,  and  statuary,  still 
remain,  some  standing  and  some  fallen  and  broken  on  the  classic 
soil  of  Greece.  The  artist  is  familiar  with  the  great  temples 
reared  to  the  gods  in  Rome ;  and  the  ruins  of  Etruscan  sanctu- 
aries still  tempt  the  antiquarian. 

While  Hiram  worshipped  in  the  Temple  of  Belus,  builded  by  his 
ancestors  in  his  royal  city  of  Tyre,  Solomon,  whom  masomy 
claims  for  its  Grand  Master,  erected  the  first  Temple  at  Jerusa- 
lem, believing  that  the  infinite  and  omnipotent  God  would  come 
down  and  dwell  therein,  and  utter  his  oracles  from  between  the 
extended  wings  of  the  cherubim  on  the  mercy -seat;  whither  the 
priests  repaired  to  consult  the  Shekina,  or  oracle  of  God. 

The  Mahometan  rears  his  mosques,  the  children  of  Israel  their 
synagogues,  and  the  Christian  his  churches,  devoted  to  the  wor- 
ship and  disputes  of  an  hundred  sects.  To  adorn  the  cathedrals  of 
the  great  Catholic  world,  the  arts  contributed  their  most  glorious 
works  ;  and  there  the  great  productions,  of  the  genius  of  Angelo 
and  Raphael,  and  many  other  immortal  painters  and  sculptors, 
yet  remain  unapproachable  in  beauty  and  sublimity,  to  be  imi- 
tated and  copied,  but  never  to  be  equalled. 

If  the  shattered  columns  and  mouldering  walls  of  pagan  tem- 
ples, if  the  arches  and  vaults  of  mosque  and  church  and  cathe- 
dral could  speak,  what  lessons  could  they  not  teach  to   tht 


INAUGURATION    OF   THE   TEMPLE.  DdS 

human  race!  what  a  history  could  they  not  give  of  the  utrocitiea 
of  which  man  is  capable  when  enslaved  bj  his  feai  of  the  angry 
and  murderous  gods,  or  changed  to  a  wild  beast  bj  a  savage 
fanaticism  1  How  have  the  shrieks  of  human  victims  echoed 
within  the  walls  of  those  pagan  fanes,  and  the  blood  of  human 
sacrifice  flowed  over  their  altars  down  the  sides  of  the  pyramids 
of  Mexico ! 

How  often  has  the  mosque  heard  Paradise  and  the  hourl 
promised  as  a  reward  for  the  slaughter !  how  often  the  church 
and  cathedral  rung  with  the  thunder  of  interdict  and  excom- 
munication, and  the  frenzied  shouts  that  responded  to  the  fanat- 
ical apostles  of  the  Crusades! 

Sublime  Princes,  you  propose  to  erect  here  a  Masonic  Temple, 
and  dedicate  it  to  the  God  of  Beneficence  and  Love.  The  cardinal 
principles  of  Free  Masonry  are  Charity  and  Toleration.  Accord- 
ing to  its  principles,  ambition,  rivalry,  ill-will,  and  the  jealousies 
and  disputes  of  sects,  cannot  cross  the  threshold  of  its  sanctuaries 
and  enter  within  their  sacred  walls  ;  and  yet  such  are  the  frailties 
and  imperfections  of  man,  that  they  do  find  entrance  there  ;  sect 
denounces  sect,  and  even  borrows  of  an  intolerant  church  its 
weapons  to  smite  down  heresies  withal. 

Into  this  temple,  my  brethren,  which  we  are  now  about  to 
inaugurate,  into  this  Consistorial  Chamber  of  our  beautiful  and 
beloved  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite,  let  no  such  unholy  visitors 
ever  intrude;  let  ambition  and  rivalries,  jealousies  and  heart- 
burnings, never  effect  an  entrance  within  its  portals!  Let  its 
sacred  walls  never  resound  with  the^accents  of  hatred,  iu toler- 
ance, uncharitableness !  Let  it  be  truly  a  temple  of  peace  and 
concord,  and  not  of  Pharisaical  self-righteousness.  Let  charity 
and  loving-kindness  be  ever  enthroned  between  its  columns  ;  and 
let  its  members,  recognizing  every  Mason  as  a  brother,  hold  out 
to  him  the  hand  of  amity  and  fraternity,  and  practise  here  and 
everywhere,  to  their  utmost  extent,  the  great,  tolerant,  generous, 
liberal  doctrines  of  our  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite.. 

Persuaded,  my  brethren,  that  these  are  your  views  and  feel- 
ings, that  your  only  desire  is  to  advance  the  prosperity  and  for- 
tune's of  Masonry,  and  to  inform  and  improve  yourselves,  and 
that  it  is  to  this  end  you  seek  to  establish  a  point  of  union,  where 
you  may  the  more  effectually  labor  for  the  good  of  the  craft  and 
art  to  which  we  are  all  loyal ;  where  you  may  offer  up  your  lov- 


636  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RI'IE. 

ing  and  grateful  homage  to  our  beneficent  and  infinitely  loving 
Father  who  is  in  heaven,  I  have,  by  virtue  of  the  power  with 
which  I  am  invested  as  the  M.\  P.#.  Sov.\  Gr.\  Commander  of  the 
Supreme  Council  of  Sov.\  Gr.\  Ins.'.  Gen.-,  of  the  thirty-third  de- 
gree, convoked  you  this  day  in  this  asylum  for  the  purpose  of 
dedicating  and  consecrating  the  same  as  the  Hall  and  Consis- 
torial  Chamber  of  the  Consistory  of  Sublime  Princes  and  Com- 
manders of  the  Royal  Secret  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Ancient 
and  Accepted  rite  in  and  for  the ,  of  dedicating  and  con- 
secrating it  to  the  Supreme  and  Sovereign  Author  £.nd  Preserver 
of  all  things,  by  devoting  it  to  virtue  and  good  works,  as  a  house 
wherein  lessons  of  wisdom  and  philosophy,  beneficence  and  har- 
mony shall  ever  be  taught  as  they  are  ordained  and  prescribed  by 
the  universal  constitutions  of  Free  Masonry.  After  which  we 
shall  proceed  to  inaugurate  the  Consistory,  and  to  invoke  for  it 
health,  prosperity,  and  continuance,  and  to  install  its  officers,  that 
it  may  commence  its  labors. 

Be  pleased,  Illustrious  brethren,  to  unite  with  me,  and  aid  me 
in  commencing  the  labors  of  this  day. 

Gr.\  Com:.  My  brethren,  as  the  world  is  darkened  with 
ignorance  and  error,  and  lies  in  the  twilight  of  superstition  and 
routine,  so  in  this  Temple  the  dim  light  struggles  with  the  dark- 
ness, and  does  not  prevail.  Let  us  kneel  here,  before  our  Father 
who  is  in  heaven,  and  acknowledge  our  faults  and  errors ;  implore 
him  to  give  us  light,  a  spark  of  that  divine  fire,  which  in  his  ex- 
haustless  munificence  ever  flows  from  the  sun  to  bless  the  grate- 
ful earth,  and  which  our  ancient  brethren  imagined  Xo  be  the 
Bubstance  of  Deity  ;  that  we  may  therewith  illumine  this  Temple, 
accepting  it  as  an  omen  and  assurance  that  the  light  of  wisdom 
and  knowledge  will  some  day  illumine  the  whole  world,  and 
make  it  a  fit  Temple  for  a  God  of  infinite  love. 

PRATER. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  the  heavy  shadows  of  barbar- 
ism yet  lie  gloomy  and  motionless  on  much  of  this  fair  earth, 
which  thou  hast  made  and  given  unto  thy  children  for  a  dwelling- 
place  ;  and  even  where  the  dawn  of  civilization  has  come,  the 
mass  of  the  people  are  yet  in  the  twilight  of  ignorance,  error,  and 
Buperstition.      Illumine  this  our  Temple  with  a  spark  of  thy 


INAUGURATION    OF   THE    TEMPLE.  537 

celestial  fire — that  Temple  now  in  darkness,  as  a  type  aud  sym- 
bol ol'  the  moral  darkness  of  the  world.  And  as  the  shadows  flee 
away  and  disappear  frorn  between  our  columns,  when  our  lamps, 
kindled  at  the  exhaustless  fountain  of  light,  blaze  in  the  Masonic 
Temple,  so  may  that  moral  darkness  disappear  in  thy  good  time, 
before  the  light  of  truth  and  knowledge.  Amen. 
All.'.    So  mote  it  be. 


I  consecrate  this  Temple  to  the  dissemination  of  truth  and 
knowledge  in  philosophy,  and  morals  among  men,  and  may  our 
Father  who  is  in  heaven  deign  to  accept  this  homage  of  our 
hearts,  and  smile  upon  our  efforts  to  enlighten  and  instruct  his 
children,  our  feeble  attempts  to  imitate  his  unbounded  munifi- 
cence, and  to  make  of  this  world  a  real  temple  in  which  our  great 
family  of  brotherhood  shall  worship  him  in  spirit  and  in  truth  1 


Or.'.  Com.'.  And  may  those  who  shall  instruct  in  this  temple 
so  practise  the  virtues  which  Masonry  inculcates,  and  be  so  ani- 
mated by  the  spirit  of  peace  and  concord,  so  love,  assist,  and  in- 
struct one  another,  and  may  their  conduct  and  demeanor  be  in 
every  respect  so  upright,  honorable,  and  courteous,  as  to  secure 
the  Royal  Art  that  consideration  which  alone  can  assure  and 
perpetuate  its  stability,  progress,  and  glory.     Amen  ! 


Qr.\  Com.'.  In  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Supreme 
Council  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors-General  of  the  thirty-third 
degree  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite,  for ,  I  do  de- 
clare this  temple  for  the  occupation  of  the  Consistory  of  Sublime 
Princes  and  Commanders  of  the  Royal  Secret  thirty-second  de- 
gree, in  and  for ,  to  be  inaugurated  and  consecrated  in 

due  form ;  and  I  do  hereby  dedicate  it  to  the  God  of  infinite 
beneficence  and  love,  and  to  the  cause  of  humanity,  now  and 
henceforward,  invoking  for  it  his  protection  and  favor  ! 


23* 


INSTALLATION. 


Or.  Corn.  111.-.  Brethren,  your  temple  is  duly  inaugurated 
and  prepared  for  the  reception  of   the  Consistory  of   Sublime 

Princes  of  the  Royal  Secret,  in  and  for ,  which  therefore, 

with  your  consent,  I  now  propose  to  install.  Is  it  your  pleasure 
that  I  now  proceed  ? 

All.    It  is. 

Gr.  Com.  111/.  Brothers,  this  moment  is  one  of  great  gratifica- 
tion to  myself,  and  of  much  interest  to  all  Masons  of  the  Ancient 
and  Accepted  rite.  A  new  Consistory  is  about  to  be  received 
into  the  sisterhood  of  those  eminent  bodies,  and  your  Masonic 
virtues,  your  intelligence,  ardor,  and  zeal,  give  us  reason  to  hope 
that  Us  career  will  be  one  of  great  prosperity  and  good  fortune. 

The  propagation  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  rite  has  hereto- 
fore been  slow.  This  has  been  owing  in  part  to  the  prejudices 
entertained  against  it,  in  part  to  the  inertness  of  those  who  have 
been  at  its  head,  and  in  part  to  the  fact  that  it  is  meant  to  be  an 
exclusive  and  not  a  popular  rite,  that  it  selects  the  best  and  the 
most  eminent  Masons  for  its  members,  desires  no  others,  and  is 
better  content  to  remain  stationary  than  to  open  its  doors  to  any 
one  that  asks  admission,  and  is  able  to  pay  the  fee. 

In  the  name  and  by  the  direction  of  the  Supreme  Council, 
I  charge  it  upon  you,  my  brethren,  that  you  will  adhere  to,  and 
be  governed  by  this  rule ;  that  you  select  none  but  eminent, 
enlightened,  and  well-informed  Masons  of  irreproachable  char- 
acter, and  respectable  standing  in  society,  to  become  members 
of  your  body  ;  and  that  you  earnestly  and  urgently  impress  the 
same  rule  upon  your  subordinates.  For  the  strength  of  our 
order  consists  far  more  in  the  quality  than  in  the  numbei  of  its 
initiates,  and  all  its  objects  and  purposes  are  defeated  and  itselt 
denaturalized,  when  its  portals  are  open  indiscriminately  to  every 
comer. 

But  we  see  with  the  highest  satisfaction  our  ranks  filled  with 


INSTALLATION.  539 

learned  and  virtuous  Masons,  who  can  appreciate  its  excellencies, 
and  whose  lives  and  conduct  will  gain  for  it  consideration  and 
esteem. 

"We  rejoice  to  see  new  temples  reared,  in  then-  modest  and 
harmonious  proportions,  to  a  Deity  of  beneficence  and  love,  and 
new  altars  erected  to  send  up  to  him  ihe  sweet  incense  of  grate- 
ful and  affectionate  hearts. 

Be  pleased  to  give  us  your  attention,  illustrious  brethren  and 
princes,  while  we  read  the  letters  patent  of  constitution  for  tha 
Consistory  of  the  Sublime  Princes  and  Commanders  of  the  Royal 
Secret,  in  and  for ,  granted  by  the  Supreme  Council. 

111.-.  Grand  Secretaiy  General,  be  pleased  to  read  aloud  the 
letters  patent  of  the  constitution. 

Secretary  General  reads  aloud  the  letters  patent  of  the  constitution. 

Or.  Com.  111.-,  brethren,  having  heard  your  letters  patent  of 
constitution,  do  you  now  accept  and  receive  them  ? 

All.    We  do. 

Or.  Com.  And  do  you  freely  consent  and  agree  to  abide  by  all 
their  conditions  and  reservations  ? 

All.    We  do. 

Or.  Com.  111.-.  Grand  Master  of  Cer.\,  you  will  now  assemble  in 
due  form  around  the  altar  of  obligation  the  officers  of  the  Consis- 
tory in  and  for ,  to  take  the  proper  vow  of  fidelity  and 

allegiance. 

All  the  officers  repeat  after  the  Grand  Commander  the  following 


OATH  OF  FEALTY  AND  ALLEGIANCE. 

1.  the  undersigned,  do  hereby  promise  on  my  word  of  honor, 
and  swear  true  Faith,  Allegiance,  and  Fealty  to  the  Supreme 
Council  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors-General  of  the 
Thirty-third  and  last  Degree  for  the  Northern  Masonic  Jurisdic- 
tion of  the  United  States  of  America,  sitting  at  its  Grand  East  in 
the  City  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  of  which  the  Illustrious 
Henry  L.  Palmer  (or  the  M.  P.  Sovereign  Grand  Commander 
for  the  time)  is  the  Most  Puissant  Sovereign  Grand  Commander, 
and  will  support  and  abide  by  its  Constitution,  Statutes,  Orders, 
And  Decrees. 

That  1  will  hold  allegiance  to  the  said  Supreme  Council  and  Uj 


540  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

loyaJ  thereto,  as  the  Supreme  Authority  of  the  Rite  so  long 
as  I  may  continue  to  reside  within  its  Jurisdiction  ;  will  hold 
illegal  and  spurious  every  other  Body  thai  may  be  established 
-within  its  Jurisdiction,  claiming  to  be  a  Supreme  Council  ;  and 
every  other  Body  of  said  Bite  within  the  same  Jurisdiction  that 
does  not  hold  its  powers  mediately  or  immediately  from  said 
Supreme  Council,  and  will  hold  no  communication  whatever  in 
Scottish  Rite  .Masonry  with  any  member  of  the  same  nor  allow 
them  to  visit  any  Body  of  the  Bite  of  which  I  may  be  a  member; 
and  1  will  dispense  justice  to  my  brethren,  according-  the  laws  of 
equity  and  honor. 

And  should  I  violate  this,  my  solemn  Vow  and  Pledge,  I  con- 
sent to  be  expelled  from  Masonry,  and  all  rights  therein,  and  in 
any  Body  of  the  Kite,  and  to  be  denounced  to  every  Body  of  the 
Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  in  the  world  as  a  traitor  and  for- 
sworn. 

And  may  God  aid  me  to  keep  and  perform  the  same.     Amen. 

6r.\  Com:.  In  the  name  and  under  the  auspices  of  the  Su- 
preme Council  of  Sov.\    Giv.  Ins.*.  Gen'l.\  of  the  thirty-third 

degree,  for ,  and  by  virtue  of  the  authority  with  which 

I  am  invested  by  the  Supreme  Council,  I  do  proclaim  the  Con- 
sistory of  Sublime  Princes  and  Commanders  of  the  Royal  Secret, 

thirty -second  degree  of  the  rite  aforesaid,  in  and  for ,  to 

be  duly  inaugurated  and  a  legitimate  body  of  said  rite  for , 

and  its  works  to  be  in  full  force  and  vigor.   With  me,  my  brethren ! 


Or.  Com.  Receive,  111.-.  Brother,  the  letters  patent  of  constitu- 
tion of  this  Consistory  and  the  Book  of  Gold,  in  which  these  let- 
ters patent  are  to  be  copied,  attested,  and  signed  by  all  the  Princes 
of  the  Consistoiy,  and  in  which  Book  of  Gold,  also,  the  minutes 
of  this  inauguration  and  installation  are  to  be  entered,  and  the 
future  deliberations  and  proceedings  of  the  Consistory  to  be  re- 
corded. And  do  you  deliver  them  to  the  Gr  \  Secretary,  when 
he  shall  have  been  installed. 

Orr.  Com.  111.-.  Gr.-.  Sec'y.-.  Gen'l.\,  you  will  now  proceed  to 
elect  the  officers  of  this  Consistory,  commencing  with  the  111.'. 
Commander-in-Chief;  you  will  receive  their  ballots,  and  let  the 
First  and  Second  Lieut.  Commanders  (for  the  time  being)  count 
and  report  the  votes. 


INSTALLATION.  541 

Or.\  See.'.  111.*.  Brothers,  you  will  now  proceed  to  el*ict  the 
officers  of  this  Consistory,  commencing  with  the  I1L\  Command- 
er-in-Chief. 


Or:.  Com.  111/.  Brother,  the  office  and  dignity  of  Coinmander- 
in-Chief  of  tliis  Consistory,  of  which  your  brethren  have  thought 
you  worthy,  and  upon  your  election  to  which  by  their  unsolicited 
suffrages  I  congratulate  you,  is  not  only  one  of  great  honor,  but 
of  labor  and  responsibility.  It  imposes  upon  you  very  important 
duties. 

Presiding  in  the  Consistoiy,  your  first  duty  is  impartiality ;  and 
your  second,  to  maintain  that  equality  among  the  brethren  which 
should  always  exist  among  Masons.  It  is  the  necessary  basis  of 
our  order,  and  to  it  we  owe  the  glory  and  prosperity  of  Masonry. 
"Wealth,  rank,  and  social  position,  distinguish  no  one  Mason  from 
another. 

The  officers  and  dignitaries  are  but  agents,  intrusted  by  the 
order  with  authority  for  the  exclusive  good  of  the  mass  of  Ma- 
sons :  every  member  of  the  Consistoiy  is  your  peer,  and  is  en- 
titled to  equal  consideration  ;  and  every  Mason,  however  humble 
in  degree  or  station,  if  worthy,  is.  your  equal.  The  possession 
of  degrees  indicates  no  superiority,  unless  accompanied  by  su- 
perior knowledge,  and  greater  capacity  for  doing  good. 

That  only  which  one  learns  and  does  in  Masoniy  makes  him 
superior  to  his  brethren,  and  that  superiority  is  one  of  intellect 
and  moral  character  alone. 

I  congratulate  you  on  your  accession  to  the  high  office  which 
you  now  hold,  and  most  earnestly  hope  that  you  may  so  worthily 
fill  it,  that  it  shall  be  found  to  have  been  fortunate  for  the 
Consistoiy  and  the  order  that  you  were  elected  its  first  Com- 
mander-in-  Chief. 


Special  Charge  to  the  First  Lieutenant. 

Gr.\  Com.-.  111.-.  Brother,  the  members  of  this  Consistory  have 
selected  you  to  take  the  place  of  the  111.-.  Commander-in-Chief  in 
case  of  his  absence,  and  to  succeed  him  foi  the  residue  of  the  term, 
in  case  of  his  death. 


542  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

The  duties  which  you  are  in  that  case  to  perform  are  known 
to  you,  and  need  not  he  repeated.  When  he  is  present  you  ara 
to  assist  him  with  your  counsel  and  advice,  and  aid  him  in  main- 
taining the  dignity  ?iud  authority  of  his  office,  and  the  peace  and 
harmony  of  the  Consistory.  I  congratulate  you  on  being  thought 
worthy  by  your  brethren  of  this  honorable  station,  and  earnestly 
hope  that  you  may  give  them  no  reason  to  regret  the  choice  they 
have  made. 


Charge  to  the  First  Lieutenant. 

Or:.  Com.  111.-.  Brother,  the  office  to  which  you  have  been 
elected,  though  in  rank  and  power  below  that  of  Commander-in- 
Chief,  is  of  great  importance.  As  his  First  Lieutenant,  you  will 
receive  from  him  his  orders,  communicate  them,  and  see  that  they 
are  obeyed  ;  and  in  his  absence  and  that  of  his  illustrious  Deputy, 
you  will  perform  the  duties  of  his  office.  The  efficiency  of  the 
Commander  depends  on  that  of  his  Lieutenants  ;  and  if  they  are 
indifferent  and  incompetent,  his  labor,  besides  being  largely  and 
improperly  increased,  will  to  a  great  extent  prove  unavailing. 

Often,  indeed,  more  depends  upon  the  subordinate  than  upon 
the  Chief;  and  it  is  not  uncommon  for  the  latter  to  reap  and  wear 
the  laurels  that  in  justice  belong  to  the  former. 

Will  you  promptly  obey  him  and  faithfully  second  his  exer- 
tions ?  You  are  especially  charged  with  the  supervision  within 
and  without  the  Consistory  of  your  column. 

You  are  peculiarly  the  conservator  of  the  peace  of  the  Consis- 
tory and  it  is  your  especial  duty  to  settle  all  difficulties  and  unveil 
all  dissensions  that  may  arise  among  the  brethren.  You  will  to 
that  end  carefully  watch  all  approaches  to  misunderstanding,  and 
discountenance  all  censorious  or  sarcastic  remarks  in  debate  or 
elsewhere,  and  especially  keep  a  careful  watch  over  your  own 
temper,  never  suffering  yourself  to  utter  a  harsh  or  bitter  word 
to  a  brother.  Teach  every  brother  by  your  wise  example  to  beai 
with  the  infirmities  of  another ;  and  beware  particularly  ol 
obstinacy  and  pride  of  opinion,  out  of  which  most  difficulties  in 
Masonry  grow. 

IhV.  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you  will  please  conduct 
the  I1L\  First  Lieutenuit  Commander  to  the  West,  and  seat  him 


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on  the  right  of  the  111.'.  Brother  who  for  the  time  occupies  that 
itation. 

Charge  to  the  Second  Lieutenant. 

Or:.  Com.'.  111/.  Brother,  your  office  is  equal  in  importance 
and  responsibility  to  that  of  First  Lieutenant  of  the  Commander- 
in-Chief;  you  receive  from  him  the  orders  of  that  Chief,  and  are 
to  see  them  duly  executed.  You  are  to  have  in  charge  your 
column,  and  keep  careful  watch  over  the  conduct  of  those  thus 
under  your  supervision,  as  well  as  over  yourself.  It  is  your 
especial  duty  to  see  that  the  members  regularly  attend  the  meet- 
ings of  the  Consistory,  an  office  not  likely  to  prove  a  sinecure. 
It  would  be  folly  to  expect  that  none  of  the  brethren  will  become 
indifferent  and  lose  their  interest  in  the  work.  Some  will  become 
disinterested  at  fancied  slight  or  injury,  some  dissatisfied  because 
measures  proposed  by  them  are  not  approved  by  the  majority ; 
and  more  will  weary  of  your  labors,  when  the  first  gloss  of  novelty 
is  worn  off.  Business  will  interfere  with  some,  and  pleasure  or 
indolence  with  that  of  others.  Against  all  this  it  will  be  your 
peculiar  duty  to  struggle,  to  arouse  the  flagging  zeal  of  some,  and 
excite  the  sluggish  resolution  of  others ;  to  heal  the  wounded 
pride  of  one,  and  show  another  the  unreasonableness  of  his  pique 
and  discontent.  Be  especially  careful  that  in  the  exercise  of 
your  authority,  you  yourself  give  just  cause  of  offence  to  none  ; 
and  strive  to  justify  the  good  opinion  of  your  brethren,  so  signally 
displayed  by  your  election  to  the  office  which  you  hold. 

111/.  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies,  you  will  please  conduct  the 
Illustrious  Second  Lieutenant  Commander  to  the  West,  and  seat 
him  on  the  right  of  the  111/.  Brother  who  for  the  time  occupies 
that  station. 

***** 

Or:.  Com:.  By  virtue  of  the  powers  with  which  I  am  invested 
in  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Supreme  Council  of  Sov- 
ereign Grand  Inspector  General  of  tbe  thirty-third  and  last  degree 

of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite  for ,  I  do  now  install 

you,  Illustrious  Brother  and  Prince ,  in  and  invest  you 

with  the  office  and  dignity  of  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief. 

You,  Illustrious  Brother  and  Prince ,  I  do  install  in  and 

invest  with  the  office  and  dignity  of  Illustrious  Deputy  Com- 


544  book  or  the  a.  and  a.  rite. 

mander-in-Chief.    You,  Illustrious  Brother  and  Prince , 

I  do  install  in  and  invest  with  the  office  and  dignity  of  First 
Lieutenant  Commander ;  and  you,  Illustrious  Brother  and  Pxince 
,  I  do  install  in  and  invest  with  the  office  and  dignity  of  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant  Commander  of  the  Consistory  of  Sublime  Princes 
and  Commanders  of  the  Royal  Secret  thirty-second  degree,  An- 
cient and  Accepted  rite  of  Freemasonry,  in  and  for ;  and 

each  of  you  hereafter  shall  possess  and  enjoy  all  the  powers, 
honors,  privileges,  and  prerogatives  to  his  said  proper  office 
belonging  and  appertaining. 


Or.'.  Com.-.  Illustrious  Second  Lieutenant  Commander,  with 
you  is  the  bright  constellation  composed  of  the  two  stars,  Justice 
and  Equity,  which  to  a  Mason  should  be  as  inseparable  as  the 
Dioscuri,  whose  appearance  in  the  heavens  was  deemed  by  the 
mariners  of  Samothrace  as  indicative  of  fair  weather ;  and  I 
commend  them  to  your  especial  charge,  and  hope  that,  enfor- 
cing them  among  the  brethren,  you  will  ever  regulate  by  them 
your  own  official  and  private  conduct.  Be  seated,  Illustrious 
Second  Lieutenant  Commander ! 

Or:.  Com:.-  Illustrious  First  Lieutenant  Commander,  with  you 
is  the  bright  constellation  composed  of  the  three  stars,  Llbekty, 
Equality,  and  Brotherhood  ;  they  will  govern  in  this  Grand 
Consistory,  as  they  govern  everywhere  else  in  Masonry.  Liberty 
and  constitutional  law,  Equality  with  order  and  subordination, 
Brotherhood  of  the  virtuous  and  good,  making  the  strong  pro- 
tectors of  the  weak,  the  rich  the  sympathizers  of  the  poor ! 
I  commit  the  three  lights  to  your  charge :  never  forget  or  fail  to 
remind  your  brethren,  that  these  three  sublime  words  contain 
a  whole  creed  of  which  eveiy  Mason  ought  to  be  an  apostle.  Be 
seated,  my  brother. 


Or:.  Com:.  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief,  I  invest  you  with 
this  collar  and  jewel  of  your  office,  to  be  worn  in  your  absence  by 
your  Illustriors  Deputy.  I  am  sure  that  each  of  you  will  wear 
them  worthily  and  well.  You  are  to  occupy  the  East,  the  place 
of  light,  and  I  need  not  tell  you  that  it  will  be  your  duty  to 


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instruct  your  brethren,  and  consequently  to  inform  yourself  in  afl 
that  it  concerns  them  to  know. 

With  you,  as  the  sweet  constellation  of  the  five  stars,  Faith, 
Hope,  Charity,  Honor,  and  Duty,  I  commit  them  to  your 
charge.  Look  well  to  them,  and  let  them  never  cease  to  bum  in 
your  Consistory ;  for  whenever  one  of  them  disappears  and  is 
seen  no  more  among  you,  Masonry  also  will  have  left  you,  to 
seek  some  more  congenial  region. 

Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief,  Officers,  and  Brethren,  in  your 
midst  in your  columns,  and  in  eveiy  coiner  of  your  Con- 
sistory, shines  the  great  central  sun  of  Truth.  Receive  it  in 
charge,  and  let  its  light  never  be  obscured.  Study  and  reflect,  my 
brethren,  and  gain  wisdom  and  knowledge,  and  attain  unto  the 
truth,  and  with  zeal  apply  your  knowledge  to  the  benefit  of  your 
followers,  and  may  light  and  peace  and  joy  ever  remain  and 
abide  with  you. 

Illustrious  Brethren  and  Princes,  members  of  the  Consistory, 
unite  with  me  in  applauding  the  installation  of  our  Illustrious 
Brother ,  in  the  high  office  of  Illustrious  Commander-in- 
Chief  ;     *     *     *     With  me,  my  brethren  ! 


Ghr:.  Com.-.  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief,  I  surrender  into 
your  hands  the  government  of  your  Consistory,  and  place  under 
your  charge  the  Book  of  Gold  and  Letters  Patent  of  Constitution, 
now  in  the  hands  of  our  Secretary  General,  and  may  success  at- 
tend your  exertions,  and  order  and  peace  ever  prevail  among  you. 

Com:. -in- Chief/.  Attention,  Sublime  Princes.  Join  me  in  re- 
turning our  thanks  and  doing  honor  to  our  HI/.  Bro/.  the  Grand 
Commander. 


Com:. -in- Chief:.    The  officers  elect  will  please  approach  the 
East 

They  approach  and  form  a  line  in  front  df  the  throne,  in  the  order  in 
which  they  have  been  elected,  when  the  Grind  Commander  adminis- 
ter* the  oath  of  office,  as  follows : 


546  BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    RITE. 


OATH  OF  OFFICE. 

I, ,  in  the  presence  of  the  Great  Creator  and  Preserver 

of  the  Universe,  do  solemnly  swear  that  I  will  support  the  Con- 
stitution, Regulations,  Statutes,  and  Institutes  of  the  Ancient  and 
Accepted  rite,  the  Laws  and  Statutes  of  the  Supreme  Council  of 
Sovereign  Grand  Inspector  General  of  the  thirty-third  degree  for 
,  and  the  Statutes  of  this  Consistory  not  contrary  thereto. 

That  I  will  faithfully,  and  to  the  best  of  my  skill  and  ability, 
perform  and  discharge  the  duties  to  which  I  have  been  elected  or 
appointed. 

That  I  will  use  every  exertion  in  ray  power  to  advance  the  in- 
terest, increase  the  usefulness,  and  augment  the  splendor  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted  rite.     So  help  me  God. 

To  tlie  Grand  Minister  of  State. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  of 

Grand  Minister  of  State  of  this  Consistory,  in  which  office  is  in- 
cluded that  of  Grand  Orator.  The  office  is  one  of  labor  and  re- 
sponsibility. He  who  accepts  it  should  be  capable  of  edifying 
and  instructing  his  brethren.  He  must  address  the  Consistory  on 
proper  occasions,  pronounce  discourses  to  candidates,  give  his 
opinion,  when  required  by  the  Commander-in-Chief,  upon  ques- 
tions of  Masonic  Law,  and  read  essays  and  lectures  upon  Masonic 
subjects,  when  requested  by  the  Consistory.  He  must  therefore 
make  himself  familiar  with  the  constitutions,  regulations,  insti- 
tutes and  statutes,  with  Masonic  law  and  philosophy,  with  the 
doctrines  of  the  rite,  and  the  history  of  the  order.  I  need  not  tell 
you  that  all  this  requires  intellect  and  study,  and  no  one  can  do 
a  graver  injury  to  Masomy,  than  he  who  occupies  a  high  and 
important  office,  and  then  neglects  its  duties.  It  is  when  little  or 
no  real  instruction  is  given  in  symbolic  Lodges,  no  essays  are  read 
there,  and  all  the  learning  and  doctrine  of  the  order  are  neglected, 
that  their  meetings  become  uninteresting,  tiresome,  and  unprofit- 
able. 

The  field  before  you  is  vast,  my  brother,  and  will  afford  ample 
scope  for  your  intellect  and  learning,  and  I  trust  that  your  breth- 
ren will  have  cause  to  rejoice  that  they  have  selected  you  to  labor 
in  it.  You  will  now  take  your  station  at  the  right  of  the  Illustri- 
ous Deputy  Commander-in-Chief. 


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To  the  Grand  Chancellor. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office 

of  Grand  Chancellor  of  this  Consistory.  You  are  the  constitu- 
tional and  legal  adviser  of  the  Commander-in-Chief,  and  to  you 
he  looks  for  counsel.  It  is  your  duty  to  prepare  all  accusations 
against  Masons  charged  with  the  commission  of  offences  against 
our  laws.  You  will  inspect  and  sign  all  diplomas,  briefs,  patents, 
letters  of  constitution,  and  certificates,  and  see  that  they  are  in 
due  form  and  contain  the  necessary  conditions.  It  is  therefore 
indispensable  that  you  should  be  familiar  with  the  constitution, 
regulations,  laws,  statutes,  institutes,  and  forms  of  the  order.  In 
the  absence  of  the  Grand  Minister  of  State  you  will  perform  his 
duties,  and  you  must  therefore  acquaint  yourself  with  the  history, 
doctrine,  and  philosophy  of  Masonry,  that  you  may  be  prepared 
to  do  so.  And  finally,  it  is  your  duty  to  conduct  all  proper  cor- 
respondence with  other  Consistories  and  foreign  Masonic  bodies. 
I  hope  you  may  so  perform  these  varied  and  important  duties  as 
to  earn  for  yourself  honor,  and  benefit  this  Consistory  and  the 
order.     You  will  please  be  seated  at  my  left. 

To  the  Grand  Secretary. 

Sublime  Prince, ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office 

of  Grand  Secretary  of  this  Consistory.  It  will  be  your  duty  to 
take  charge  of  all  papers  and  proceedings  to  be  laid  before  the 
Consistoiy,  and  present  them  in  due  time ;  to  turn  over  to  the 
Grand  Keeper  of  the  Seals  such  as  are  proper  to  be  kept  among 
the  archives ;  to  enter  and  record  in  the  Book  of  Gold  all  the 
proceedings,  deliberations,  decisions,  and  decretals  of  the  Consis- 
toiy ;  to  conduct  all  correspondence  with  the  Bodies  and  indi- 
vidual Masons  under  its  jurisdiction ;  to  prepare  and  sign  all 
diplomas,  briefs,  patents,  letters  of  constitution  and  certificates, 
submitting  them  to  the  Grand  Chancellor  for  examination,  and 
procuring  them  to  be  sealed  by  the  Grand  Keeper  of  the  Seals, 
and  signed  by  the  necessaiy  officers  ;  to  receive  all  moneys  due 
the  Consistoiy  from  all  sources  whatever,  and  give  duplicate 
receipts  therefor,  and  to  pay  the  same  over  to  the  Grand  Treas- 
urer ;  to  keep  regular  account  of  all  such  receipts  and  payments, 
with  such  other  duties  as  of  right  and  by  prescription  to  the  office 
of  Grand  Secretary  do  belong.    These  varied  and  important  du- 


54R  BOOK    OF   THE    A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

ties  require  for  their  proper  and  faithful  discharge  honesty,  accu- 
racy, and  punctuality.  Upon  you  the  prosperity  of  the  Consistory 
will  to  a  great  extent  depend  ;  and  I  earnestly  hope  that  when  you 
retire  from  office,  you  will  do  so  with  the  general  regret  of  the 
brethren. 

To  the  Grand  Treasurer. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  ol 

Grand  Treasurer  of  this  Consistoiy ;  it  is  your  duty  to  receive 
from  the  Grand  Secretary  all  the  funds  and  moneys  of  this  Con- 
sistory, to  pay  them  out  upon  its  order,  and  to  keep  a  just  and 
correct  account  of  the  same.  I  need  not  say  how  necessary  it  is 
that  those  duties  should  be  performed  with  punctuality  and  accu- 
racy. The  confidence  in  you  displayed  by  your  brethren,  assures 
me  that  you  will  be  faithful  to  the  trust  thus  imposed  upon  you. 
You  will  please  assume  your  station. 

To  the  Grand  Keeper  of  the  Seals. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  of 

vjrrand  Keeper  of  the  Seals  of  this  Consistoiy.  It  will  be  your 
duty  to  keep  in  charge  the  seals  and  letters  patent  of  constitution 
of  this  Consistoiy ;  you  will  affix  the  Great  Seal  to  all  diplomas, 
briefs,  patents,  letters  of  constitution  and  certificates,  prepared  by 
the  Consistory  and  approved  by  the  Grand  Chancellor,  and  to  all 
exemplifications  and  copies  of  proceedings,  statutes,  decretals, 
and  papers  in  like  manner  prepared  and  approved.  You  will 
also  be  the  Keeper  of  the  Archives,  and  Librarian  of  this  Con- 
sistoiy, and  will  take  charge  of  everything  proper  to  be  preserved 
in  the  archives  and  library,  and  will  endeavor,  by  correspondence 
•with  other  Masonic  bodies,  as  far  as  possible,  to  increase  and 
enrich  the  same,  reporting  upon  their  condition  from  time  to 
time,  and  suggesting  such  measures  as  may  be  necessary  for  their 
preservation.  Receive  now  from  the  Grand  Secretary  the  seals 
of  this  Consistory  and  the  Letters  patent  <>f  constitution  thereof. 
(Ju  theNorthern  Jurisdiction  this  office  is  abolished.) 

To  (he  Grand  Engineer. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office 

of  Grand  Engineer  of  this  Consistory.  It  will  be  your  duty  to  see 
that  its  hall  is  supplied  with  the  proper  furniture  and  decorations, 


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properly  arranged  to  prepare  it  for  the  reception  of  candidates, 
and  for  its  ordinary  sessions;  to  assist  in  examining  visiting  breth- 
ren ;  to  arrange  the  camp ;  and  to  act  as  First  Grand  Expert  at 
receptions.  The  good  opinion  of  your  brethren  warrants  us  in 
believing  that  you  will  perform  those  duties  with  zeal  and  fidelity. 
You  will  please  assume  your  station. 

To  the  Grand  Hospitaller. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  of 

Grand  Hospitaller  of  this  Consistoiy.  You  will  be  its  Almoner, 
not  only  to  dispense  its  charities,  but  to  seek  out  and  make 
known  to  it  meritorious  cases  of  distress  and  want,  to  be  relieved. 
The  most  deserving  cases  of  need  and  destitution  are  often  those 
that  do  not  obtrude  themselves  upon  the  world,  or  seek  the  light 
of  day.  To  visit  the  homes  of  the  wretched,  to  seek  out  the  sick 
and  the  suffering,  and  to  dispense  to  them  blessings,  concealing 
with  scrupulous  care  the  source  from  whence  they  flow,  to  pour 
the  balm  of  consolation  upon  the  bruised  and  wounded  heart,  to 
sympathize  with  the  unfortunate,  and  to  minister  to  the  wants  of 
the  helpless — these  are  deeds  truly  worthy  of  one  who  claims  to  be 
a  child  of  the  duty  of  infinite  beneficence  and  love  of  God,  who 
allows  suffering,  and  misery,  and  destitution  to  exist  in  the  world, 
in  fact,  that  this  may  give  opportunity  for  the  exercise  of  that 
beneficence  by  which  man  resembles  him ;  and,  in  fact,  that  his 
children  may  feel  that  most  exquisite  of  pleasures  which  we  enjoy 
when  comforting  and  helping  our  brethren.  You  will  please 
assume  your  station. 

To  tbe  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  of 

Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies  of  this  Consistory.  It  will  be  your 
duty  to  precede  and  attend  the  Commander-in-Chief,  to  receive, 
examine,  and  introduce  all  visitors,  and  to  receive,  prepare,  intro- 
duce, and  conduct  all  candidates.  Upon  the  faithful  and  intelli- 
gent performance  by  you  of  these  duties  the  regularity  of  the 
labors  of  the  Consistory  will  in  a  great  measure  depend :  the  im- 
pression made  upon  the  candidates  by  their  reception,  and  the 
pleasure  of  the  brethren  in  their  labors,  and  upon  your  politeness 
and  courtesy,  will  also  depend  the  gratification  and  comfort  of 


550         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A  RITE. 

those  illustrious  brethren  who  do  us  the  honor  to  visit  and  ea 
courage  us. 

You  will  now  assume  your  station,  and  enter  on  the  discharge 
oi  your  duties. 

To  the  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guards. 

Sublime  Prince ,  you  have  been  elected  to  the  office  of 

Grand  Captain  of  the  Guards  of  this  Consistoiy.  It  is  your  duty 
to  guard  the  entrance  of  the  chamber  of  the  Senate,  to  receive 
and  communicate  the  pass-words,  and  to  perform  such  other 
duties  as  by  prescription  and  custom  appertain  to  your  office. 
Your  punctual  attendance  at  our  meetings  is  important ;  and  our 
knowledge  of  your  worth  assures  us  that  the  duties  of  your  office 
will  be  always  faithfully  performed.  Receive  this  sword,  the 
weapon  of  a  knight,  the  emblem  of  your  authority,  and  the  sym- 
bol of  honor,  and  repair  to  your  station. 

To  the  Grand  Standard  Bearer. 

Sublime   Prince    ,  you  have   been  appointed  Grand 

Standard  Bearer  of  this  Consistory.  It  is  your  duty  to  cany  and 
defend  the  Standard  of  the  order.  The  Banner  represents  its 
holy  and  noble  principles,  which  none  of  us  can  yield  up  but 
with  our  lives ;  and  no  emergency  of  danger  will  excuse  him  who 
bears  the  Standard  for  its  loss  or  dishonor.  You  will  please 
assume  your  station. 

To  the  Grand  Tyler. 

Sublime  Prince  ,  you  have   been    appointed   Grand 

Tyler  of  this  Consistoiy,  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Commander- 
in-Chief.  You  know  the  duties  of  your  office.  Receive  this 
sword,  in  all  time  the  peculiar  weapon  of  the  Tyler  of  eveiy 
Masonic  body.  Repair  to  your  post,  and  guard  well  the  approach 
to  the  chamber  of  the  Consistoiy,  that  no  cowan  overhear  us,  and 
no  impostor  intrude  himself  among  us  I 


Attention,  Sublime  Princes !  Your  officers  are  now  duly  in- 
stalled, and  this  Consistory  is  completely  organized  and  prepared 
to  proceed  with  its  labors.     Let  us  applaud,  my  brethren  ! 


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562  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AXD  A.    KITE. 

Now  let  our  voices  raise 
Triumphant  sounds  of  praise, 

Wide  as  his  fame  : 
There  let  the  harps  be  found : 
Organs  with  solemn  sound, 
Roll  your  deep  notes  around, 

Filled  with  his  name. 

While  his  high  praise  ye  sing, 
Strike  every  sounding  string ; 

Sweet  the  accord  ! 
He  vital  breath  bestows — 
Let  every  breath  that  flows, 
His  noblest  fame  disclose : 

Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

The  installing  officer  will  make  the  following  endorsement  on  Lb« 
Letters  Patent  of  Constitution  before  delivering  them  to  the  Grand 
Secretary. 

lb  the  Glory  of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe. 

We, ,  thirty-third,  and ,  the  Supreme  Council 

of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors  General,  thirty-third  degree  ol 

the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  for ,  do  hereby 

declare  and  make  known,  that  on  the day  of  the  Hebrew 

month  called ,  of  the  year  of  true  light ,  answer- 
ing to  the day  of ,  V.-.  E.- ,  by  virtue  of  the  powers 

with  which  we  are  invested  aforesaid,  we  did  con- 
voke and  assemble  in  general  conclave,  at  the  city  of , 

in  the  State  of  ,  the  Sublime  Princes  and  Command- 
ers of  the  Royal  Secret,  mentioned  in  the  within  Letters  Pa- 
tent of  Constitution,  and  did  then  and  there,  in  the  name  and 
by  authority  of  the  Supreme  Council,  congregate  the  said  Sub- 
lime Princes  and  Commanders  into,  and  did  constitute  and  in- 
augurate the  Consistory  of  Sublime  Princes  and  Commanders 
of  the  Royal   Secret  in,  the  sacred  asylum  of  the  same ;  and 

did  then  and  there  duly  install  the  Sublime  Prince as 

the  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief,  the  Sublime  Prince 

as  the    Illustrious    Deputy   Commander-in-Chief,  the    Sublime 


INSTALLATION.  553 

prince as  the  First  Lieutenant  Commander,  and  the 

Sublime  Prince as  the  Second  Lieutenant  Commander 

thereof. 


33d. 

Before  delivering  the  Book  of  Gold,  the  installing  officer  will  write 
on  the  tirst  page  as  follows : 

We,  the  undersigned  ,  thirty-third,  and  ,  the 

Supreme  Council  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors  General, 
thirty- third  degree,  for  ,  do  declare  that  we  have  de- 
livered this  Book  of  Gold  to  the  Consistoiy  of  Sublime  Princes 
and  Commanders  of  the  Royal  Secret  thirty-second  degree  of  the 
Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  rite,  at  the  time  of  its  installation, 
to  be  used  as  a  record  of  its  proceedings,  the  same  containing 

pages,  this  included.     In  witness  whereof,  I  do  now  set  my 

hand  to  this  endorsement,  and  affix  hereto  the  Seal  of  my  Arms, 

in  the  said  State  of ,  this,  &c,  &c 

33d. 

The  Secretary  General  and  the  Lieutenant  Commanders  appointed 
pro  tern.,  will  sign  the  record  of  proceedings  of  the  Session  of  Install*, 
tion,  in  the  character  of  Installing  Officers. 


PROTOCOL  FOR  THE  INSTALLATION  SESSION. 
To  the  Glory  of  the  Grand  Architect  of  the  Universe. 

DEUS   MEUMQUE  JUS. 

At  the  Orient  of  the  Supreme  Council  of  Sovereign  Grand 
Inspectors   General  of  the   thirty-third  degree  of  the  Ancient 

and  Accepted  Rite,  for  ,  under  the  C.\  C.\,  near  the 

B.\  B.\,  answering  to  ... .  N.\  L.\,  the  .    . .  day  of  the 

Hebrew  month,  called 

HEALTH,   STABILITY,   POWER. 

We>  » thirty- third,  and  ,  the  Supreme  Council  of 

Sov.\  Gr.\  Ins.*.  General,  thirty-third  degree,  for ,  and  the 

Sublime  Princes  and  Commanders  of  the  Royal  Secret, 

24 


554  BOOK   OF  THE  A.    AND   A.    BITE. 

being  met  and  assembled  under  the  order  of  the  said ,  and 

the  Illustrious  Brother acting  as  First  Lieutenant  Com- 
mander; the  Illustrious  Brother  ,  as  Second  Lieutenant 

Commander;   and  the  Illustrious  Brother   as  Secretary 

General  pro  tern. ;  and  also  the  Sublime  Princes  of  the  Royal 

Secret, ,  at  the  city  of ,  in  the  State  of ,  on  the 

day  of ,  the  said  Illustrious  Brother presiding, 

did  announce  that  he  had  the  letters  patent  of  constitution,  grant- 
ed upon ,  said  Supreme  Council  to  the  Sublime  Princes 

above  named,  constituting  them  the  Consistory  of  Sublime 
Princes  and  Commanders  of  the  Royal  Secret  thirty-second  de- 
gree of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite,  in  and  for And  this 

being  the  day  set  and  appointed  for  inaugurating  the  said  Con- 
sistory, and  for  the  election  and  installation  of  the  officers  thereof, 

and  the  said  Illustrious  Brother aforesaid,  being  invested 

with  full  power  thereto.     Thereupon  the '. .  aforesaid,  seated 

near  the  altar  of  perfumes,  announces  that  he  is  about  to  com- 
mence the  labors  of  the  day,  by  inaugurating  the  temple,  and 
dedicating  it  to  the  Deity  of  infinite  beneficence. 
The ,&c,  &c. 

Everything  done  by  the  installing  officer  on  the  occasion  should  be 
stated  in  the  minutes — i.  «.,  his  calling  the  brethren  to  assemble 
around  the  altar,  the  oath  administered,  etc..  mentioning  all  the  ma- 
terial points  of  the  work ;  and  the  same  with  the  other  work  that 
follows,  up  to  the  time  when  he  yields  the  chair  to  the  Commander- 
in-Chief. 

There  being  no  further  business,  the  minutes  are  read  and  approved ; 
all  the  members  of  the  Consistory  sign  the  copy  of  the  Letters  Patent 
of  Constitution  in  the  Book  of  Gold,  and  the  proceedings  of  the 
Consistory  after  installation. 

Then  the  box  of  fraternal  assistance  is  passed  around,  and  the  Con- 
sistory is  closed  in  due  form. 


CEREMONY  OF  BAPTISM 


ANCIENT  AND  ACCEPTED  SCOTTISH  RITE. 


The  following  ceremony,  called  Masonic  Baptism,  is  frequently 
performed  in  Europe,  but  has  not  been  generally  adopted  in  the  United 
States.  It  is  inserted  here  as  an  interesting  subject  of  information, 
and  for  use,  when  required. 

This  ceremony  can  be  conferred  only  by  a  Lodge  of  Perfection 
or  Symbolic  Lodge;  and  when  by  the  former,  it  works  in  the 
Entered  Apprentice  degree. 

A'  child  of  either  sex  may  be  baptized  by  this  ceremony  alone, 
until  it  has  attained  the  age  of  twelve  years  if  a  boy,  and  oi 
eighteen  if  a  girl.  A  boy  over  the  age  of  twelve  years  can  be 
baptized  only  when  received  a  Louveteau,  or  adopted  ;  and  a  girl 
over  eighteen  only  when  adopted. 

The  ceremony  is  particularly  intended  for  infants.  It  secures 
to  either  boy  or  girl  the  protection  and  assistance  of  the  Lodge 
and  the  brethren  ;  and,  in  the  case  of  a  boy,  the  right  to  be  re- 
ceived a  Louveteau  at  the  age  of  twelve  years. 

In  any  case,  the  father  of  the  child  must  be  a  Mason,  or  its 
mother  the  daughter  of  a  Mason.  In  the  latter  case,  the  child 
may  be  baptized,  but,  though  a  boy,  cannot  become  a  Louveteau. 
The  father  or  grandfather,  as  the  case  may  be,  must  be,  if  living, 
or  must  have  been,  if  dead,  at  the  time  of  his  death  an  affiliated 
Mason,  unless  his  non-affiliation  is,  or  was,  not  attributable  to  his 
own  fault,  indifference,  or  neglect ;  and  this  rule,  also,  is  relaxed 
whore  the  mother  is  a  ward  or  adopted  child  of  the  Lodge. 


556  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

PRELIMINARIES. 

It  needs  no  vote  of  the  Lodge  to  consent  to  the  baptism  of  9 
child.  Every  one  that  comes  within  the  conditions  is  entitled  to 
it  as  of  right  If  inquiry  is  necessaiy,  however,  to  ascertain  the 
facts,  a  committee  may  be  appointed;  and  in  case  of  doubt 
whether  non-affiliation  of  the  father  or  grandfather  is  or  has  been, 
under  the  circumstances,  excusable,  the  Lodge  will  decide  by  a 
majority  of  votes. 

"When  a  child  is  to  be  baptized,  the  Lodge  will  proceed  to  select 
a  brother  of  the  Lodge  to  be  its  godfather,  and  the  wife  or  sister 
of  a  brother  of  the  Lodge  to  be  its  godmother. 

Vacancies  in  these  offices  will  be  filled  by  the  Lodge,  from  time 
to  time,  as  they  occur,  until  the  child,  if  a  boy,  reaches  the  age  of 
twelve  years ;  and  if  a  girl,  of  twenty-one,  or  until  she  marries. 

The  Lodge  will  then  appoint  a  delegation  of  three  members  to 
communicate  with  the  parent  or  parents  of  the  child — or,  if  he 
have  none  living  or  competent  to  act,  then  with  its  nearest  rela- 
tives—to obtain  their  consent  to  the  baptism,  and  secure  their 
presence  at  the  ceremony.  If  the  child  be  of  such  age  as  that  it 
is  proper  for  itself  to  be  consulted,  the  delegation  will  do  that 
also. 

If  it  have  no  father,  or  if  he  be  unable,  unfit,  or  unwilling  to 
assist  at  the  ceremony,  the  delegation  will,  if  possible,  arrange 
with  one  of  its  nearest  relatives,  male,  to  act  as  its  father  in  the 
ceremony.  If  they  cannot,  they  will  select  a  Past  Master  of  the 
Lodge,  or,  if  there  be  none,  some  other  past  officer,  to  act  in  the 
place  of  its  father. 

So,  if  it  have  no  mother  or  other  near  female  relative,  able,  fit, 
and  willing  to  assist  at  the  ceremony,  they  will  select  the  wife, 
sister,  or  daughter  of  some  brother  of  the  Lodge,  to  act  in  the 
place  of  its  mother. 

They  will  procure  white  garments  for  the  child,  and,  if  they  be 
unable  to  procure  them  for  themselves,  garments  of  black  for  the 
father,  and  of  white  for  the  mother. 

They  will  also  procure  a  locket  for  the  child,  if  it  be  a  girl  un- 
der ten  years  of  age,  or  a  bracelet  if  over  that  age ;  and  if  it  be  a 
boy,  a  ring,  and  make  whatever  other  arrangements  that  ara 
necessaiy. 

Th(  ceremony  being  a  public  one,  public  notice  may  be  given. 


CEREMONY   OF  BAPTISM.  557 


ARRANGEMENT  OF  THE  HALL  OR  LODGE. 

The  arrangement  of  the  ball  is  brilliant,  bung  with  garlandj 
and  strewed  with  flowers. 


CEREMONIAL. 

"When  tbe  spectators  bave  taken  tbeir  seats,  the  Lodge  is 
opened  hi  the  degree  of  Entered  Apprentice  or  Perfection,  in  a 
room  adjacent  to  tbe  hall,  and  proceeds  thither  in  procession,  tbe 
members  and  visiting  brethren  together,  and  in  due  order. 

Instead  of  opening  in  E.  A,  the  Lodge  will  be  opened  in  tbe 
degree  of  Perfection. 

The  procession  will  be  formed  in  the  following  order : 

1.  Captain  of  Guard. 

2.  Members  by  two's. 

3.  Officers  in  reverse  order  of  rank. 

4.  Celebrant. 

5.  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors  General. 
Every  member  in  tbe  procession  must  be  in  regalia. 

On  entering  the  Lodge,  the  procession  will  proceed  up  the  mid 
die  aisle,  and  then  file  light  and  left  to  their  seats.  The  organ 
will  play  a  march,  until  all  are  seated. 

The  greatest  decorum  will  be  observed. 

Then  the  Master   •    which  is  answered  by  each  of  the  Wardens  in 
turn,  rises  and  says: 

W.  M.  The  solemnity  which  calls  us  to  meet  together  to-day 
is  one  which  most  eminently  accords  with  the  purposes  and 
Bpirit  of  our  institution. 

It  is  not  a  mere  idle  and  showy  ceremonial,  designed  to  obtrude 
ourselves  upon  the  notice  of  the  world,  or  to  give  an  empty  title 
to  those  who  are  as  yet  too  young  to  appreciate  and  undei-stand. 
Masonic  Baptism  was  instituted  far  more  for  the  parents  than  for 
tbe  children,  while  it  affords  each  father  an  occasion  for  renew- 
ing his  own  obligations.  He,  also,  by  concurring  in  an  act  which 
impresses  upon  his  child  of  his  own  sex,  in  advance,  the  charac- 
ter of  Mason,  and  which  gives  it,  of  either  sex,  a  right  to  the  pro- 
tection and  careful  guardianship  of  the  Lodge,  obliges  himself  of 


558  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

necessity  to  rear  it  iu  the  principles  of  Freemasonry  ;  to  teach  it 
generosity,  charity,  and  beneficence  ;  to  mould  it,  as  it  were,  from 
its  earliest  years  in  such  fashion  that  virtue  shall  be  its  habit,  and 
love  of  its  fellow-creatures  its  instinct. 

In  our  ceremony  of  Baptism  we  neither  imitate  nor  have  it  in 
view  to  supply  the  place  of  any  religious  rite  of  any  church.  For 
baptism  is  not  the  exclusive  property  of  religion.  As  the  natural 
symbol  of  purifi cation  of  the  soul,  it  was  used  in  the  ancient  mys- 
teries and  solemnities  of  India,  Egypt,  and  Greece.  When  the 
aspirant  to  a  knowledge  of  these  old  mysteries  cleansed  his  body 
with  water,  he  did  so  as  a  pledge  that  he  would  in  like  manner 
cleanse  his  soul  and  spirit  from  vice  and  immorahty.  It  was  not 
imagined  that  the  ceremony  itself  had  any  healing  virtue,  or  con- 
ferred holiness  upon  the  recipient.  From  these  mysteries,  from 
Eleusis  and  Samothrace,  and  from  the  Essenes,  this  rite  has  come 
to  us  by  legitimate  transmission,  and  we  use  it  in  no  spirit  of 
irreverence,  but  in  the  simple  sense  in  which  it  was  used  in  the 
land  watered  by  the  Nile,  before  the  building  of  the  Pyramids. 
The  candidate  at  Eleusis,  purifying  himself,  before  entering  into 
the  mysterious  temple,  by  washing  his  hands  in  holy  water, 
was  admonished  to  present  himself  with  a  mind  pure  and  un- 
defiled,  without  which  the  external  cleanliness  of  the  body 
would  by  no  means  be  accepted.  Such  only  is  the  sense  of  our 
Baptism. 

For  Masonry  is  no  religion,  nor  does  it  assume  to  take  the 
place  of  any  religion,  but  only  to  inculcate  those  principles  of 
pure  morality  which  Reason  reads  on  the  pages  of  the  great  Book 
of  Nature,  and  to  teach  those  great  primary  truths  on  which  all 
religions  repose.  What  edifice  of  faith  and  creed  each  brother 
builds  upon  that  foundation  we  have  no  right  to  inquire,  and 
therefore  do  not  seek  to  inquire.  It  is  enough  for  us  to  know 
that  each  believes  in  the  existence  of  a  Supreme  Intellect,  Crea- 
tor and  Preserver  of  all  things,  a  Deity  of  infinite  tenderness. 
pity,  and  love  ;  and  that  we  are  not  mere  successive  phenomena, 
proceeding  from  combination  and  organization,  but  living  souls, 
distinct  from  matter,  and  destined  to  survive  after  our  bodies  are 
dissolved.  To  one  who  did  not  thus  believe,  our  symbols  would 
have  no  meaning. 

We  therefore  venture  to  hope  that,  in  the  simple  ceremonial 
about  to  be  performed,  you  may  be  interested.,  and  perhaps  may 


CEREMONY   OF  BAPTISM.  559 

even  hear  somewhat  that  may  lead  to  profitable  reflection,  that 
anitful  mother  of  wise  and  upright  action. 

The  Master  again  seats  himself. 

An  interlude  of  music  of  eight  bars 

When  the  music  ceases,  an  alarm  is  given  at  the  door  by  several  raps. 

J.  D.    Brother  Senior  Warden,  there  is  an  alarm  at  the  door  of 
our  Temple. 

&  W.  Worshipful  Master,  there  is  an  alarm  at  the  door  of  our 
Temple. 

W.  M.    Cause  inquiry  to  be  made,  Brother  Senior  Warden,  by 
whom  the  alarm  is  given,  and  what  it  is  that  he  desires. 
8.  W.    Inquire,  Brother  Junior  Deacon,  by  whom,  &c 

The  Junior  Deacon  goes  to  the  door,  opens  it,  and  inquires : 

J.  D.  Who  is  it  gives  the  alarm  here,  and  what  does  he  de- 
sire? 

Tyler.    I  give  the  alann.    There  are  here,  in  waiting,  the  child 

of  a  Mason  [or children  of  Masons],  and  its  [or  their] 

parents,  the  parents  desiring  that  their  children  should  be  bap 
nzed. 

The  Junior  Deacon  closes  the  door,  returns  to  his  seat,  faces  the 
Senior  Warden,  salutes  with  his  hand,  and  says  : 

J.  D.  Brother  Senior  Warden,  the  alarm  is  given  by  the  Tyler, 
who  reports  that  there  are  in  waiting,  &c. 

S.  W.  Worshipful  Master,  the  alann  is  given  by  the  Tyler,  who 
reports,  &c. 

W.  M.  Brother  Master  of  Ceremonies,  give  this  child  [or  thesa 
children]  and  its  [or  their]  parents  admission,  taking  with  you 
the  necessaiy  assistance. 

The  residue  of  this  ceremony  is  given  as  for  more  than  one  child. 
The  Master  and  officers  can  readily  make  the  necessary  changes,  If 
there  be  but  one. 

The  Master  of  Ceremonies,  knowing  how  many  of  the  children  are 
too  young  to  walk,  takes  with  him  the  same  number  of  brethren,  and 
one  more,  and  repairs  to  the  ante-room.  When  he  is  ready  to  enter, 
be  gives  any  ordinary  alarm. 


560  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.   RITE. 

/.  D.  Brother  Senior  "Warden,  there  is  an  alarm  at  the  door 
of  the  Temple. 

S.  W.  Worshipful  Master,  there  is  an  alann  at  the  door  o! 
the  Temple. 

W.  M.  Cause  inquiry  to  be  made,  Bi  other  Senior  Warden, 
Who  it  is  that  gives  the  alarm,  and  what  is  his  desire. 

8.  W.    Brother  Junior  Deacon,  inquire  who  it  is,  &c. 

The  Junior  Deacon  goes  to  the  door,  opens  it,  and  asks : 

J.  D.    Who  is  it,  &c.  ? 

M.  C.  It  is  the  Master  of  Ceremonies,  accompanying  the  chil- 
dren for  whom  baptism  is  desired,  and  their  parents. 

The  Junior  Deacon  returns  to  his  place,  faces  the  Senior  Warden, 
salutes,  and  reports : 

J.  B.  Brother  Senior  Warden,  the  Master  of  Ceremonies  de- 
sires to  enter,  accompanied  by  the  children  for  whom  baptism  is 
desired,  and  their  parents. 

8.  W.    Worshipful  Master,  the  Master  of  Ceremonies,  &c. 

W.  M.    Throw  open  the  doors,  and  let  them  enter. 

8.  W.    Throw  open  the  doors,  and  let  them  enter. 

The  Master  gives  •  •  •  and  all  the  brethren  rise.  The  Junior 
Deacon  goes  to  the  door  and  opens  it.  The  Master  of  Ceremonies 
enters  first,  with  drawn  sword,  followed  closely  by  a  brother  bearing 
a  candlestick  with  three  branches,  in  which  are  three  lighted  caudles 
of  equal  sizes,  and  different  colors,  white,  black,  and  rose-color,  form- 
ing a  triangle.  After  him  come,  two  by  two,  as  many  brethren  as 
there  are  children  too  young  to  walk,  each  carrying  a  child  upon  a 
cushion  covered  with  light-blue  silk ;  and  behind  these  come  in  pro- 
cession, two  by  two,  the  other  children,  and  then  the  fathers  and 
mothers  of  all. 

As  the  head  of  the  procession  enters,  the  trumpets  will  sound  a 
flourish  of  eight  bars.  The  Master  of  Ceremonies  will  halt  in  the 
West  until  the  music  ceases :  then  conduct  the  prooessinn  up  the 
middle  aisle  to  the  East,  turn  to  the  right  and  make  the  three  cir- 
cuits, graduating  the  time  to  the  lesson  and  music. 

As  soon  as  the  Master  of  Ceremonies  commences  the  movement  up 
the  middle  aisle,  the  Junior  Warden  will  commence  the  lesson. 

Between  the  lesson  said  by  J.  W.,  S.  W..  and  Master,  there  will  be 
a  chant. 

The  procession  is  conducted  by  the  Master  of  Ceremonies  three 
limes  slowly  around  the  Lodge-room,  with  the  sun,  while  the  officer* 
repeat  as  follows : 


CEREMONY    OF   BAPTISM.  561 

i,.  W.  Young  children  are  an  heritage  of  the  Lord.  As  arrows 
are  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty  man,  so  are  young  children.  Happy 
us  the  man  that  hath  his  quiver  full  of  them ;  he  shall  not  be 
ashamed,  but  will  speak  with  the  enemies  in  the  gate. 

Chant. 

8.  W.  If  his  children  forsake  my  law  and  walk  not  in  my 
judgments,  if  they  break  my  statutes  and  keep  not  my  command- 
ments, then  will  I  visit  their  transgressions  with  the  rod,  and 
their  wrong-doing  with  stripes.  Nevertheless,  my  loving-kind- 
ness will  I  not  utterly  take  from  them,  nor  permit  my  pledge  to 
faiL 

Chant. 

W.  M.  Suffer  little  children  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid  them 
not :  for  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God.  Whosoever  shall  not 
receive  t^e  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he  shall  not  enter 
therein.  Whosoever  shall  receive  one  such  child  in  my  name, 
receiveth  me  :  and  whosoever  shall  receive  me,  receiveth  not  me, 
but  him  that  sent  me. 

Chant. 

At  the  end  of  the  three  circuits,  the  procession  halts  in  front  of  the 
Senior  Warden  in  the  West,  the  Master  of  Ceremonies  placing  the 
brethren  who  bear  the  infants  in  front,  the  other  children  on  each  side 
of  them,  and  the  fathers  and  mothers  in  the  rear,  in  a  line.  On  the 
right  hand  stands  the  brother  bearing  the  candlestick. 

W.  3f.  Brethren  and  sisters,  you  have  brought  these  young 
children  to  receive  at  our  hands  Masonic  Baptism.  We  are  pre- 
pared to  accept  the  duties  which  the  administration  of  that  rite 
will  impose  upon  us.  This  Lodge  is  always  proud  and  happy 
thus  to  receive  under  its  protection  the  children  of  the  brethren. 
Each  of  us  with  joy  accepts  the  new  obligations  created  by  such 
reception,  for  in  the  performance  of  duty  the  true  Mason  finds 
the  only  real  happiness.  Are  you,  on  your  part,  prepared  to  re- 
new, those  of  you  who  are  brethren,  your  obligations  to  the 
order,  to  the  Lodge,  and  to  the  children  of  your  brethren  of  the 
Mystic  Tie ;  and  those  of  you  whom  we  hail  with  a  new  and 
exquisite  pleasure  as  our  sisters,  to  promise  to  spare  no  exertion 
in  making  these  children  such  as,  every  true-heartftd  mother  de- 
24* 


562  BOOK   OF    THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

sires  her  children  to  he  ?    And  do  you  accept  U9  individually, 
and  this  Lodge,  as  your  seconds  and  assistants  in  this  holy  work  ? 

One  of  the  fathers,  answering  for  all,  makes  such  response  as  he 
deems  appropriate ;  or  he  may  use  the  following  at  his  option : 

Father.  "Worshipful  Master,  the  fathers  and  mothers  of  these 
children  ask  me  to  say,  in  their  names,  that  it  is  because  they  so 
profoundly  feel  the  immense  responsibility  which  God  has  im- 
posed upon  them  in  intrusting  to  them  the  education  of  these 
yoimg  immortals,  and  because  of  their  intense  desire  well  and 
faithfully  to  perform  that  duty,  that  they  have  been  willing  to 
place  them  under  the  protection  of  this  Lodge,  in  the  hope  of 
insuring  to  them  that  purity  of  heart,  and  stainlessness  of  soul, 
which  are  symbolized  by  Masonic  Baptism.  Well,  indeed,  do 
these  trembling,  agitated  mothers,  and  these  anxious  fathers,  know 
how  numerous  and  how  dangerous  are  the  snares  and  pitfalls 
which  youth  must  encounter  in  the  intricate  paths  of  life. 

They  know  that  very  shortly  some  of  these  little  ones  may  be 
left  fatherless  and  motherless,  helpless  as  young  birds  with  bro- 
ken wings  that  trail  upon  the  earth  ;  and  they  feel  that  they  can 
pass  away  more  contentedly  if  they  know  that  over  their  orphans 
will  be  extended  the  care  and  affection  of  this  Lodge,  to  ward  off 
destitution  and  the  enemies  that  will  be  eager  to  assail  their  inno- 
cence and  virtue. 

These  fathers  are  prepared  gladly  to  renew  their  obligations. 
What  occasion  more  appropriate  than  this,  upon  which  you  are 
faithfully  fulfilling  yours? 

These  mothers  gladly,  most  gladly,  and  gratefully  accept  for 
their  children  your  proffered  protection,  and  pray  you  to  appre- 
ciate a  thankfulness  in  them  for  which  words  have  no  adequate 
expression. 

When  the  father  concludes,  the  Master  says : 

W.  M.  Brother  Master  of  Ceremonies,  conduct  these  children 
and  their  parents  to  the  places  provided  for  them. 

The  Master  of  Ceremonies  conducts  the  procession  to  the  platform 
in  the  rear  of  the  altar.  The  other  children  are  seated  in  front,  the 
fathers  and  mothers  in  the  rear,  and  the  brethren  who  bear  the  infants 
hand  them  to  their  mothers,  who  place  them,  still  upon  the  cnahions, 


CEKEMONY  OF  BAPTISM.  563 

on  their  knees.  The  brother  who  bore  the  candlestick  sets  it  to  the 
south  of  the  altar,  and  he  and  the  other  brethren  who  formed  part  of 
the  procession,  find  seats  among  the  other  brethren.  The  Master  gives 
one  rap,  and  all  the  brethren  are  seated. 

W.  M.  "We  have  been  early  taught  in  Masonry  that,  before  en- 
gaging in  any  important  undertaking,  we  ought  to  implore  the 
assistance  of  Deity.  Let  us  do  so,  my  brethren,  with  humility 
and  trustfulness. 

PRAYER. 

O  Eternal  God,  and  merciful  and  loving  Father,  enable  us  to 
perform  the  duties  which  we  now  propose  to  take  upon  us  in  regard 
to  these  children.  May  we  be  enabled  to  help  their  parents  to 
lead  them  in  the  way  that  they  should  go,  and  to  peif.uade  them 
to  return  to  it  if  they  en*  or  stray  therefrom.  Help  us  to  teach 
them  their  duties  to  themselves,  to  others,  to  their  country,  and 
to  thee.  Help  their  parents  to  train  them  up  in  virl  utf,  truth,  and 
honor,  obedient  to  thy  laws,  generous,  forgiviug,  and  tolerant. 
Let  thy  fatherly  hand,  we  beseech  thee,  be  ever  ovu*  them.  Give 
them  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding,  of  knowledge  and 
of  true  and  virtuous  uprightness,  that  they  may  continually  serve, 
honor,  and  obey  thee,  their  heavenly  Father ;  and  may  this  an- 
cient ceremony  which  we  are  now  about  to  perform,  be  indeed  the 
symbol  to  them  of  purity  of  heart,  of  innocence,  and  of  blameless 
life.  Let  them  grow  up  as  young  plants,  and  with  their  age  and 
stature  increase  in  wi?0om  and  virtue  and  in  favor  with  thyself, 
and  with  all  whose  excellence  makes  their  good  opinion  of  any 
worth.  Preserve  among  them  and  among  us,  peace,  friendship, 
and  tenderness  ;  and  may  we  all,  being  steadfast  in  Faith,  joyful 
through  Hope,  and  rooted  in  Charity,  so  pass  the  waves  of  this 
troublesome  world,  that  finally  we  may  come  to  the  land  of  ever- 
lasting life,  there  to  advance  ever  nearer  to  thee,  world  without 
end :  Amen  ! 

AU.    So  mote  it  be. 

The  brethren,  having  knelt  during  the  prayer,  now  rise,  and  th»  fol- 
lowing hymn  is  sung : 


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CEREMONY  OF  BAPTISM.  565 

Tlie  stars  shall  lose  their  brightness, 

And  like  a  parched  scroll 
The  earth  shall  fade  ;  but  ne'er  shall  fade 

The  undying  human  soul. 

Oh  then  rejoice,  fond  mothers, 

That  ye  have  given  birth 
To  these  immortal  beings, 

These  children  fair  of  earth. 

(•) 

W.  M.  Who  offer  to  take  upon  themselves  the  offices  of  god- 
fathers and  godmothers  of  these  children  ?  Let  those  who  do  so 
approach,  and  be  seated  near  them. 

Those  previously  selected  to  act  as  such  rise,  repair  to  the  platform, 
and  are  seated  by  the  Master  of  Ceremonies  in  the  rear  of  the  parents. 
Then  the  Masters  says  : 

W.  if.  Brethren  and  sisters,  by  accepting  the  offices  of  god- 
fathers and  godmothers  of  these  children,  you  consent  to  become 
the  special  instruments  through  which  the  Lodge  shall  watch 
over  and  protect  them, — its  eyes  to  see,  and  its  ears  to  hear,  all 
dangers  and  hazards,  all  trials  and  temptations  that  may  ap- 
proach, and  menace  to  entice  them ;  its  voice  to  warn  them,  to 
encourage  them,  to  cheer  them,  and  persuade  them,  and  its  hands 
to  repel  and  ward  off  from  them  all  harm  and  all  evil  influences. 
Informed  that  such  shall  be  your  offices  and  your  duty,  do  you 
still  consent  to  assume,  and  promise  to  perform  them  ? 

A  Godfather.    "We  do. 

W.  M.  It  is  well.  Remember  that  to  their  parents  and  your- 
selves will,  in  great  measure,  be  committed  the  destiny  of  these 
young  immortals,  and  that  you  must  answer  to  our  heavenly 
Father  for  the  fidelity  with  which  you  fulfil  the  duties  that  you 
now  voluntarily  assume. 

Fathers  and  mothers,  we  do  not  presume  to  instruct  you  in  re- 
gard to  your  duties  to  your  children.  Of  those  duties,  howevei 
negligently  they  may  perform  them,  no  father  or  mother  of  ordi- 
nary intelligence  is  ignorant.  In  the  Lodge  we  remind  each 
other  of  our  duties,  not  because  we  do  not  know  what  they  are 
but  that  we  may  incite  each  other  to  perform  them,  and  to  over 


566        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

come  the  obstacles  to  faithful  and  punctual  performance  inter 
posed  by  our  indolence,  our  frailties,  our  passions,  and  the  en- 
thralments  of  business,  pleasure,  or  ambition. 

Be  not  offended,  therefore,  if  we  detain  you  for  a  few  moments, 
while  we  enumerate  some  of  those  duties,  for  the  purpose  of  en- 
abling you  to  see  that  we  understand  in  what  manner  we  are  to 
assist  you  if  you  continue  to  live,  and  in  what  manner  to  endeavor 
to  fill  your  places  if  you  should  be  taken  away  from  these  children 
before  they  attain  such  age  as  no  longer  to  need  our  counsel  and 
protection. 


Orator.  Teach  your  sons  and  daughters  that  one  may  be 
clothed  in  rags,  may  be  occupied  in  the  lowest  business,  may 
make  no  show,  be  scarcely  known  to  exist,  and  yet  may  be  more 
truly  great  than  those  who  are  more  commonly  so  called ;  for 
greatness  consists  in  force  of  soul,  that  is,  in  force  of  thought,  of 
moral  principle,  and  love,  and  this  may  be  found  in  the  humblest 
condition.  For  the  greatest  man  or  woman  is  that  one  who 
chooses  right  with  the  most  invincible  resolution,  who  resists  the 
sorest  temptations  from  within  and  without,  who  bears  the 
heaviest  burdens  cheerfully,  who  is  calmest  in  storms,  and  most 
fearless  under  menaces  and  frowns,  whose  reliance  on  truth,  vir- 
tue, and  God  is  most  unfaltering. 


J.  W.  Teach  them,  first  of  all,  to  love,  honor,  and  obey  their 
parents,  for  that  not  to  do  so  is  ungrateful,  unnatural,  and  hateful. 
Teach  them  to  respect  those  older  than  themselves,  and  to  listen 
patiently  to  their  counsel,  and  even  to  their  reproofs,  because,  if 
they  are  just,  they  ought  to  profit  by  them  ;  and  if  they  are  un- 
just, they  ought  to  be  too  glad,  knowing  them  so,  to  be  angry. 


S.  W.  That  the  love  which  we  bear  to  the  country  that  gave 
us  birth  is  not  unreasoning  nor  absurd,  but  is  an  instinct  of  oui 
nature,  implanted  by  God  in  mankind  for  the  preservation  and 
Diosperity  of  nations  ;  that  it  is  not  artificial  nor  fictitious,  but  as 
natural  and  genuine  as  the  love  of  a  child  for  its  mother ;  that, 
indeed,  our  countiy  is  our  mother;  and  when  her  honor  and  in 


CEREMONY   OF   BAPTISM.  507 

terests  require  it,  she  may  justly  call  on  us  to  peril  fortune  and 
life  in  her  service  ;  that  patriotism  is  with  reason  accounted  tbe 
most  illustrious  of  virtues,  and  the  patriot  the  most  eminent  of 
men ;  and  with  equal  reason  the  traitor  has  in  all  ages  been 
deemed  execrable. 

***** 

W.  M.  The  child,  owing  to  the  great  Architect  of  the  Universe 
its  existence,  its  senses  that  make  it  to  enjoy,  its  intellect  that  en- 
ables it  to  acquire  knowledge,  surrounded  everywhere  by  his 
blessings,  ought  to  be  taught  in  its  earliest  years  to  revere  and 
love  him,  as  the  author  of  all  the  goodness,  affection,  generosity, 
and  loving-kindness  that  display  themselves  in  his  creatures. 
Teach  it  that  it  is  in  loving  those  qualities  in  others,  it  loves  God; 
and  that,  loving  him,  it  should  try  to  do  that  only  of  which  he 
will  approve.  It  is  his  love  for  it  that  is  reflected  in  the  bosom 
of  its  mother.  It  is  his  affection  for  it,  bis  pity  when  it  surfers. 
that  speak  in  the  eyes  of  its  playmates. 

PRAYER 

Almighty  and  Incomprehensible  Intelligence,  of  the  perfection 
of  whose  nature  and  the  plenitude  of  whose  love  and  tenderness 
we  in  vain  endeavor  to  conceive  by  the  ideal  which  each  fashions 
for  himself  of  the  Absolutely  Perfect,  the  Absolute  Good,  the 
Absolute  and  Perfect  Mercy,  Pity,  and  Love,  and  whose  un- 
imaginable and  immeasurable  perfections  in  that  infinitely  lower 
Ideal  we  devoutly  worship  and  love,  enable  us  to  read,  though 
imperfectly,  yet  not  wrongly,  and  in  a  mistaken  sense  contrary  to 
thy  truth,  the  lessons  of  duty  which  thou  hast  written  in  thy  mag- 
nificent hieroglyphics,  expressions  of  thy  will,  thy  thought,  and 
thy  affections,  on  the  great  pages  of  the  wondrous  book  of  the 
universe ;  to  these  children,  to  our  own,  and  to  all  whom  the  law 
of  duty  lias  placed,  or  may  in  any  wise  place,  under  our  charge, 
give  to  all  of  us  who  are  here  present,  resolution  to  fulfil  all  the 
duties  which  by  thy  law  that  character  and  relation  create  and 
impose  upon  us.     Amen  ! 

All     So  mote  it  be. 

(  •  ) 

W  M.      Brother    Master  of  Ceremonies,  let    these    children 


568  BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 

that  ara  to  he  baptized   be  now  brought  to  the  altar  of  bap 
tism. 

The  Master  of  Ceremonies  conducts  the  children,  their  parents,  god- 
fathers, and  godmothers  to  the  East,  and  places  them  in  front  of  the 
pedestal,  or  table,  on  which  are  the  water,  oil,  and  salt.  In  front  are 
the  mothers  and  fathers,  bearing  or  leading  the  children,  according  to 
their  age,  and  behind  them  the  godfathers  and  godmothers.  If  there 
are  several  children,  they  should  be  arranged  in  a  semicircle  facing  the 
pedestal  or  table. 

The  Master  comes  down  from  the  throne,  stands  upon  its  steps,  and 
says:    •     •     • 

IF.  M.  My  brethren,  the  most  glowing  words  are  inadequate 
to  express  the  love  and  admiration  which  we  ought  to  feel  toward 
our  Father  in  heaven. 

He  lights  the  three  vessels  of  incense  on  the  three  small  triangular 
tables  in  front  of  the  East,  and  then  proceeds  to  the  pedestal  or  table, 
and  says : 

W.  M.  Before  the  young  initiate  could  enter  into  the  Temples 
of  the  Mysteries,  our  ancient  brethren  required  him  to  wash  his 
hands  in  pure  water,  as  a  symbol  and  pledge  of  his  innocence,  of 
the  sincerity  of  his  intentions,  and  of  the  present  and  future  purity 
of  his  soul.  From  them  it  has  come  down  to  us,  a  custom  vener- 
able by  its  antiquity,  the  legacy  of  the  remote  past,  known  and 
practised  in  the  Orient  centuries  before  John  the  Baptist  came 
preaching  in  the  wilderness,  or  even  before  Solomon  laid  the 
foundation  of  the  Temple  of  God.  Let  none  Iiere  mistake  it  for  <% 
religious  ceremony,  or  accuse  us  of  irreverence. 

Beginning  on  the  left  of  the  line,  he  learns  the  name  of  each  child, 
takes  it  in  his  arms,  if  it  be  an  infant,  and  with  the  right  hand,  if  it  be 
able  to  walk,  carries  or  leads  it  to  the  pedestal,  and  lifts  its  left 
hand  into  a  basin  of  perfumed  water,  saying,  as  he  does  so  : 

W.  M.  C.  E.,  I  wash  thee  with  this  pure  water.  May  God 
give  thee,  and  maintain  thee  in,  that  innocence  and  purity  of 
heart  of  which  this  cleansing  is  a  symbol. 

lie  then  returns  the  child  to  its  parents,  and  proceeds  in  the  same 
manner  with  the  next,  until  all  are  baptized.  Then,  he  takes  in  his 
hand  the  vessel  of  perfumed  oil,  goes  to  each  in  turn,  beginning  as  be- 
fore on  the  left,  and  dipping  the  little  finger  of  his  right  hand  in  Um 
oil,  marks  on  the  forehead  of  each  a  D:lta,  saying,  as  he  does  so : 


CEREMONY    OF   BAPTISM. 


569 


W.  M.  With  this  oil  of  anointment,  emblem  of  fniitfulnesa  and 
plenty,  I  set  upon  thy  forehead  the  Delta,  the  symbol  of  the  wis- 
dom, might,  and  love  of  the  Deity.  May  he  be  pleased  to  make 
thee  fruitful  of  all  good  works. 

When  he  has  thus  anointed  all,  he  replaces  the  vessel  of  oil  on  the 
table  or  pedestal,  and  then,  standing  in  front  of  it  and  facing  the  chil- 
dren, stretches  out  Ms  hands  toward  them,  and  says  : 

W.  H.  May  the  blessing  of  our  Father  in  heaven  rest  upon 
you,  my  children.  May  you  never  know  the  bitterness  of  want, 
or  the  remorse  that  follows  crime ;  the  loneliness  of  a  life  without 
love ;  the  midnight  agonies  of  bruised  and  suffering  hearts ;  the 
miser's  dream  of  gold  ;  ambition's  hungering  for  greatness  ;  the 
quenched  light  of  a  broken  spirit ;  the  sense  of  deadly  and  unde- 
served wrong;  affection  trusting  and  betrayed;  or  the  abiding 
curse  of  weariness  of  life.  And  may  our  heavenly  Father  com- 
fort, encourage,  and  uphold  you  amid  the  disappointments, 
the  sufferings,  and  the  trials  of  life;  amid  its  fevered  cares 
and  sad  diseases ;  in  all  losses  of  friends  by  death  or  unworthi- 
ness ;  in  all  dangers  and  temptations.  And  may  he  in  his  great 
love  and  mercy  pardon  and  forgive  all  your  frailties  or  errors, 
temper  the  wind  to  the  shorn  lamb,  and  gather  you  into  his  fold 
of  heaven.    Amen. 

AU.    80  mote  it  be. 

W.  M.  Brother  Master  of  Ceremonies,  reconduct  these  chil- 
dren, with  their  parents,  to  their  seats. 

The  children  are  reconducted,  with  their  parents,  to  their  seats  on 
the  platform  ;  the  godfathers  and  godmothers  take  their  seats  among 
the  audience.     As  soon  as  they  are  seated,  the  following  ode  is  sung: 


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The  act  we  do  to-day  is  small, 
The  issues  may  be  great ; 

We  know  not  on  these  little  ones 
"What  destinies  may  wait : 

To  one,  perhaps,  its  country  owe 

Its  safety  or  its  fame  ; 
The  world  not  willingly  let  die 

This  or  the  other's  name. 


When  the  ode  is  concluded,  the  Master  rises  and  says  : 

W.  M.  Brother  Master  of  Ceremonies,  invite  the  godmothers  o| 
these  children  to  place  them  at  the  altar,  that  we  may  there  vow 
to  watch  over  and  protect  them. 

Music. 

Each  godmother  takes  her  godchild,  and  carries  it  to  the  altar  of 
obligation  ;  they  place  them  around  and  close  to  it — the  infants  upon 
their  cushions  on  the  floor,  and  the  older  children  standing,  hand  in 
hand ;  then  the  brethren  leave  their  places,  the  Master  comes  down 
from  the  East,  and  they  form  a  circle  around  the  children,  and  kneel  on 
one  knee,  each  with  his  left  hand  upon  his  heait,  and  his  right  hand 
raised  toward  heaven,  and  the  Master  says  : 


W.  M.    My  brethren,  repeat  after  me: 


572        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 


VOW. 

AH.  We  solemnly  vow  and  promise  that  we  will  watch  ovel 
and  protect  these  children  until  they  become  men  and  women,  o- 
bo  long  as  they  or  we  live,  or  it  continues  in  our  power  to  do  60. 
We  will  guard  them  against  danger  and  temptation  ;  against  the 
violence  of  the  bad,  the  wiles  of  the  crafty  and  malignant,  and  the 
lures  of  those  who  love  to  corrupt  youth  and  to  ruin  innocence. 
We  will  help,  aid,  and  assist  them  if  they  fall  into  need,  strive  to 
reclaim  them  if  they  err,  forgive  them  if  they  repent,  instruct 
their  inexperience,  reprove  their  faults  of  omission  or  commission, 
and  teach  them  to  be  good  and  virtuous,  not  only  by  our  precepts, 
but  by  our  example  :  and  may  our  Father  in  heaven  help  us  to 
keep  this  vow.     Amen. 

The  Master  rises,  takes  the  vessel  of  salt,  returns,  kneels  again,  and 
says : 

W.  M.  When  the  wild  Arab  of  the  desert  has  tasted  salt  with 
his  guest,  that  guest  is  sacred  to  him,  even  if  his  hands  are  red 
with  the  blood  of  the  father  or  son  of  his  host.  Let  us,  by  the 
same  pledge,  seal  our  vow  of  fidelity  to  these  children  that  we 
have  now  taken  under  our  protection,  and  let  our  promise  be  aa 
inviolable  as  that  of  the  rude  Bedouin. 

He  places  a  little  of  the  salt  on  his  tongue,  and  says  • 

W.  M.    With  this  salt  I  confirm  my  vow. 

Then  he  passes  the  salt  to  his  brother  on  the  right,  who  also  places 
some  on  his  tongue,  saying  the  same,  and  so  it  passes  around  the  cir- 
•     cle.    When  it  returns  to  the  Master,  he  takes  it  and  all  rise  ;  then  he 
puts  a  little  of  the  salt  on  the  lips  of  each  of  the  children,  and  after- 
wards says  : 

W.  M.  And  whenever  any  one  of  these  children,  who  have 
now  tasted  this  salt  of  inviolable  faith,  or  any  one  in  their  behalf, 
shall  call  upon  us  to  aid  them  in  need,  distress,  or  danger,  this 
solemn  pledge  shall  be  redeemed.  To  your  seats,  my  brethren, 
but  let  the  godfathers  of  these  children  remain  with  their  parents 

Jsxcept  the  godfathers  and  the  fathers  of  the  children,  the  brethren 
repair  to  their  seats.  Then  the  Master  gives  to  each  godfather  a  small 
apron,  perfectly  triangular,  of  white  lamb-skin,  with  a  triangular  flap 
permanen  ly  turned  up,  and  the  flap  and  apron  edged  with  narrow  blue 


CEREMONY   OF   BAPTISM. 


573 


ribbon,  with  a  cord  of  blue  silk,  tasselled,  but  with  no  on.ament3  or 
devices  on  it  whatever,  and  says  to  them : 

W.  M.  My  brethren,  invest  now  these  young  children  with 
the  apron,  emblem  of  that  labor  to  which  man  is  destined  by  our 
Father  in  heaven  ;  and  in  doing  so  we  pledge  ourselves  diligently 
to  remind  them,  whenever  occasion  offers,  that  every  Mason,  and 
indeed  eveiy  man,  should  lead  an  active  and  laborious  life.  And 
now  every  one,  no  matter  of  what  sex,  rank,  condition,  or  fortune, 
is  bound  to  contribute  his  or  her  contingent  toward  the  accom- 
plishment of  the  great  work,  and  to  supply  at  least  one  ashlar  to- 
ward the  rebuilding  of  the  Temple. 

The  godfathers  invest  the  children  with  the  aprons,  and  immediately 
the  following  verses  are  sung : 


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While  an  error  clouds  the  reason 

Of  the  universal  heart, 
Or  a  nation  longs  for  freedom, 

Action  is  the  wise  man's  part 

When  these  verses  have  been  sung,  the  Master  hands  each  godfather 
a  Jewel  for  his  godchild — a  Delta  of  sil/er  or  gold,  each  side  of  which 
measures  an  inch,  with  the  letter  Yod  on  one  side,  engraved  in  the 
centre,  and  round  it  the  Pentacle  of  Solomon,  and  on  the  other  side  a 
five-pointed  star,  and  in  the  centre  a  Tau  Cross. 

The  jewels  are  suspended  to  a  narrow  blue  ribbon  bj  a  small  ring  ai 
one  apex  of  the  Delta.  Each  godfather  hangs  the  jewel  on  the  breast 
of  his  godebild,  passing  the  ribbon  over  itc>  neck,  the  Master  Baying. 
m  he  bauds  them  the  Jewels : 


CEREMONY   OF   B.\J>TISM:. 

W.  M.  Invest  your  godchildren,  my  brethren,  with  these  jew- 
els, the  gift  of  the  Lodge.  The  Delta  is  the  symbol  of  the  Deity, 
its  three  sides  reminding  us  of  his  all-knowing  wisdom,  his 
almighty  power,  and  his  all-embracing  love.  The  letter  in  the 
centre  on  one  side  is  the  initial  of  his  ineffable  name,  and  the 
symbol  of  his  unity.  The  Tau  Cross  is  the  Egyptian  symbol  of 
immortality.  The  mysterious  meanings  of  the  interlaced  triangles 
on  the  Pentacle  of  Solomon,  and  of  the  five-pointed  star  or  the 
Pentalpha  of  Pythagoras,  are  known  to  us  as  Masons.  Teach 
them  in  due  time  that  this  jewel  ever  reminds  them  of  their  duty 
to  God  and  their  fellow-creatures. 

As  soon  as  the  children  are  invested  with  the  jewels,  the  following 
verses  are  intoned : 

Onward  ! — there  are  iUs  to  conquer ; 
Daily  wickedness  is  wrought ; 
Tyranny  is  served  with  pride, 
Bigotry  is  deified, 
Error  intertwined  with  thought ; 
Vice  and  misery  ramp  and  crawl : 

Root  them  out !  then  day  is  past, 
Goodness  is  alone  immortal, 

Evil  was  not  made  to  last. 

Onward  !  and  all  earth  shall  aid  us, 

Ere  our  peaceful  flag  be  furled  ; 
Masonry  at  last  shall  conquer, 

And  its  altar  be  the  world. 

After  these  verses  are  sung,  the  Master  gives  each  godmother  the 
locket,  bracelet,  or  ring,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  her  godson  or  god- 
daughter, and  say9 : 

W.  M.  Accept,  my  sisters,  for  your  godchildren,  these  little 
presents  from  the  Lodge.  Let  them  wear  them  as  tokens  of  our 
affection  ;  and  whenever  they  need  the  protection  or  assistance 
of  the  Lodge,  let  them  send  to  it  the  gift  we  now  -make,  and  the 
appeal  will  neve  r  be  ineffectual. 

The  godmothers  put  the  ornaments  in  the  propel  place  on  their  god- 
children.    •     •     • 


576        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AXD  A.  RITE. 

TV.  M.  In  the  name  and  under  the  auspices  of  the  Supreme 
Council  of  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors-General  of  the  thirty-third 
and  last  degree,  I  proclaim  these  children  to  be  purified  by  Masonic 
Baptism,  and  anointed  with  the  Oil  of  Consecration  to  Masonic 
duty.  Proclaim  it  along  your  columns,  brethren  Senior  and 
Junior  "Wardens,  and  charge  all  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  (or 
all  Grand,  Elect,  Perfect  and  Sublime  Freemasons,  Ancient  and 
Modern)  OTer  the  surface  of  the  two  hemispheres,  to  know  and 
acknowledge  them  as  such  ! 

S.  W.  Brethren  of  my  column,  hear  ye  I  I  proclaim  these 
children  to  be  purified  by  Masonic  baptism,  and  anointed  with 
the  Oil  of  Consecration  to  Masonic  duty,  and  I  charge  all,  &c 

J.  W.    Brethren  of  my  column,  &c. 

W.  M.  Brother  Master  of  Ceremonies,  conduct  these,  and 
those  in  whose  charge  they  are,  to  their  seats. 

This  being  done : 
W.  II.    Join  me  in  the  plaudit,  my  brethren. 

The  brethren,  with  the  Master,  rap  three  times  three,  and  cry  three 
times,  "Huzza!"  "Huzza!"  "Huzza!"  each  time  striking  the  left 
shoulder  in  front  with  the  palm  of  the  right  hand ;  then  the  Master 
rape  once,  and  all  seat  themselves.    He  then  saye : 

W.  M.    Brother  Orator,  the  floor  is  yours. 

The  Orator  pronounces  a  discourse  suitable  to  the  occasion. 

The  Master  then  requests  the  godfathers  to  address  the  assembly. 

Address  of  a  godfather. 

After  which  he  may  request  any  distinguished  brother  present  to 
do  so. 

After  the  address,  the  Master  requests  two  young  ladies,  if  any  are 
present,  to  pass  the  box  of  fraternal  assistance.  He  counts  and 
declares  the  amount  contributed,  and  sends  it  by  the  Master  of  Cere- 
monies to  the  Treasurer,  with  the  proper  directions,  unless  some 
brother  moves  that  it  be  given  to  some  particular  brother  who  is  in 
need  ;    n  which  case  the  Lodge  determines. 

This  done,  the  Master  says : 

W.  M.  The  labors  of  the  day  are  concluded.  May  they  be 
profitable  unto  us  all !  Go  in  peace !  and  may  our  Father  in  heaven 
bless  and  prosper  us  in  all  our  laudable  undertakings  1    Amen. 

W.  M.  I  declare  this  Lodge  at  refreshment.  Brother  Junior 
Warden,  it  remains  in  your  charge. 


GRAND  VISITATIONS-HONORS  DUE,  ETC. 


The  ruling  body  of  each  series  of  degrees  of  the  Ancient  and 
Accepted  Scottish  Rite  should  have,  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Keeper  of  the  Seals  and  Archives,  a  Visitors'  Register,  for  names, 
titles,  &c, — which  should  be  accessible  in  the  ante-room  whenever 
communications  are  being  held.  The  names  of  all  visitors  shonld 
be  registered,  and  sent  into  the  body  for  its  consideration,  and 
also  that  future  reference  may  be  had  thereto. 

A  Knight  Rose-Croix  may  be  received  in  a  body  of  the  An- 
cient and  Accepted  Rite,  subordinate  to  his  grade,  with  two  stars 
and  two  swords. 

A  Knight  Kadosh  is  received,  in  any  body  below  the  thirtieth 
degree,  with  three  stars  and  three  swords. 

The  actual  Commander  of  a  Council  of  Kadosh,  with  five 
stars  and  five  swords,  and  arch  of  steel. 

A  Prince  of  the  Royal  Secret,  in  any  body  below  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  with  five  stars  and  five  swords,  and  arch  of  steel. 

The  Commander-in-Chief  of  a  Consistoiy,  other  than  that  of 
the  jurisdiction,  with  six  stars  and  six  swords,  and  arch  of  steel. 

The  Commander-in-Chief  of  a  Consistory,  within  whose  juris- 
diction the  inferior  body  is  holden,  and  all  Deputy  Inspectors 
General  of  the  thirty-third  degree,  regularly  commissioned  by  the 
Supreme  Council,  and  all  Sovereign  Grand  Inspectors  General  of 
the  thirty-third  degree,  other  than  those  hereinafter  mentioned, 
with  seven  stars,  and  seven  swords,  and  arch  of  steel. 

All  active  and  emeriti  members,  and  deputies  of  the  Supreme 
Council,  and  active  members  of  other  Supreme  Councils  in  alli- 
ance, with  nine  lights  and  nine  swords,  steel  arch,  swords  clash- 
ing and  gavels  beating. 

A  Sovereign  Grand  Commander  of  another  jurisdiction,  or  a 
Past  Sovereign  Grand  Commander  of  any  jurisdiction,  wi'h  ten 


578         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  KITE. 

Btars  and  ten  swords,  steel  arch,  swords  clashing  and  gavela 
beating. 

The  Sovereign  Grand  Commander  of  the  Supreme  Council,  or 
his  Special  Delegate  and  Proxy,  with  eleven  stars  and  eleven 
swords,  steel  arch,  swords  clashing  and  gavels  beating. 

But  no  honors  are  to  be  rendered  to  any  Mason  whose  dignity 
or  rank  in  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite  shall  be  inferior  to  that 
in  which  the  Presiding  Officer  is  clothed ;  or  when  the  Commander- 
in-Chief  of  the  Consistory  shall,  in  any  inferior  body,  have  been 
already  received  and  be  present :  except,  in  any  case,  when  the 
visitor  is  an  active  member  of  the  Supreme  Council,  or  its  Deputy, 
or  a  Sovereign,  or  Past  Sovereign  Grand  Commander,  or  the 
Special  Delegate  or  Proxy  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Commander. 
In  the  Consistory  no  honors  are  paid  to  any  one  not  possessing 
the  thirty-third  degree,  except  Commanders-in-Chief  of  other  Con- 
sistories, and  Past  Commanders-in-Chief  of  the  Consistory  itself. 
These  have  six  stars  and  six  swords. 


FORMS  OF  REFECTIONS, 

COMMONLY  TERMED  FEASTS  OR  BANQUETS. 


ARRANGEMENT. 

The  regalia  of  office  should  be  worn,  and  the  hall  hung  with 
garlands,  banners,  and  emblems.  The  table  should  be  in  the 
form  of  a  semicircle.  If  in  that  form,  the  Master  sits  in  the  mid- 
dle of  the  convex  side  ;  the  Senior  Warden,  at  the  extremity  on 
his  right ;  the  Junior  Warden,  at  the  extremity  on  his  left;  the 
Deputy  Master,  at  the  Master's  right  hand ;  the  Secretary,  on  the 
right  of  the  Senior  Warden ;  the  Treasurer,  on  the  left  of  the 
Junior  Warden ;  the  Hospitaller,  on  the  right  of  the  Deputy 
Master ;  the  Orator,  on  the  left  of  the  Master ;  the  Master  of 
Ceremonies,  in  front  of  the  Master ;  the  Keeper  of  the  Seals,  on 
the  left  of  the  Senior  Warden  ;  the  Captain  of  the  Guard  'n  the 
right  of  the  Junior  Warden. 


FORMS    OF    REFECTIONS.  579 

At  a  ttraiyht  table  the  Master  sits  at  the  head,  with  tiu.'  Deputy 
on  his  right ;  the  Senior  Warden,  at  the  foot ;  the  Junior  Warden, 
about  midway  between  them,  on  the  south  side,  taking  the  Mas- 
ter's seat  for  the  East ;  the  Secretary,  on  the  right,  and  the  Treas- 
urer, on  the  left  of  the  Senior  Warden ;  the  Hospitaller,  on  the 
right  of  the  Deputy  Master ;  the  Orator,  on  the  left  of  the  Master ; 
the  Master  of  Ceremonies,  opposite  the  Junior  Warden  ;  the 
Keeper  of  the  Seals,  on  the  left  of  the  Treasurer ;  the  Captain  of 
the  Guard,  on  the  right  of  the  Secretary. 

At  a  table  of  the  form  of  a  cross  the  Master  sits  at  the  head  with 
die  Deputy  on  his  right ;  the  Senior  Warden,  at  the  foot ;  the 
Junior  Warden,  at  the  left  end  of  the  transverse  bar ;  the  Master 
of  Ceremonies,  at  the  right  end  of  the  same  ;  the  Secretary,  on  the 
right,  and  the  Treasurer,  on  the  left  of  the  Senior  Warden  ;  the 
Hospitaller,  on  the  right  of  the  Deputy  Master ;  the  Orator,  on 
the  left  of  the  Master ;  the  Keeper  of  the  Seals,  on  the  left  of 
the  Treasurer;  the  Captain  of  the  Guard,  on  the  right  of  the 
Secretary. 

Visitors  of  high  rank  are  stationed  right  and  left  of  the  Master 
in  the  East,  other  visitors  indiscriminately. 

Eefections  in  the  A.-,  and  A.-.  Scottish  Rite  should  be  held,  if 
convenient,  with  the  Lodge  open  in  the  Symbolic  Degrees,  other- 
wise in  Perfection. 

Orders  from  the  Master  should  be  promulgated  through  the 
Wardens. 

During  the  Ceremonial  portion  of  the  Refection  and  until  the 
completion  of  the  Toasts  all  should  be  orderly,  and  conducted 
with  the  utmost  decorum  ;  the  entree  to  the  Banquet  Hall  should 
be  by  two's,  and  the  officers  and  brethren  should  file  right  and  left 
to  their  respective  positions,  without  confusion.  All  standing  and 
at  order,  the  Master  announces  the  opening  of  the  Banquet,  and 
is  followed  by  a  short  invocation  from  the  Orator  to  the  G.\  A.* 
of  the  U.\,  supplicating  his  benediction  on  all. 


TOASTS  OF  OBLIGATION  AT  REFECTIONS. 

These  are  given  by  the  Master,  aud  repeated  by  the  Senioi 
Warden  and  the  Junior  Warden  in  succession.  They  are  sacra 
mental— i.  e.,  they  can  never  be  omitted.    They  are  as  follows : 


580  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND  A.   RITE. 

1.  To  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  country,  by  his  piopei  title 

2.  To  the  Supreme  Council. 

3.  To  the  Sovereign  Grand  Commander,  by  name. 

4.  To  the  Grand  Consistory,  if  there  be  one. 

5.  To  the  Grand  Lodge  and  Grand  Master  of  Masons  of  th« 
State. 

6.  To  the  Grand  Chapter,  and  other  grand  bodies  of  the  juris- 
diction. 

7.  To  the  memory  of  the  brethren  of  these  degrees,  whose  labors 
here  below  have  ceased  during  the  present  Masonic  year. 

8.  To  all  Masons  and  Masonic  bodies,  of  all  rites  and  degrees, 
over  the  surface  of  the  earth  !  Honors  and  laurels  to  the  worthy, 
health  to  the  sick,  comfort  to  the  needy,  and  succor  to  the  op- 
pressed everywhere. 

If  there  are  visiting  brethren  or  guests,  they  are  toasted  as  such 
after  the  seventh  ;  and  if  any  special  toast  is  presented,  as  peculiar 
to  the  particular  degree  in  which  the  refection  is  had,  it  is  given 
after  the  fourth. 

The  mode  in  which  the  toast  is  drunk,  and  the  drinking  accla- 
mation given,  is  prescribed  hereafter. 

All  the  toasts  of  obligation  are  drunk  standing. 

All  toasts  of  obligation  are  ordered  by  the  Master,  except  that 
of  Tlie  Master  himself,  which  is  ordered  by  the  Senior  Warden. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  table,  ill  articles  must  be  placed  in 
parallel  lines.  For  the  better  accomplishment  of  this,  four  lines  of 
different  colors  are  frequently  drawn :  on  the  innermost  one  are 
placed  all  dishes  and  articles  of  food;  on  the  second  are  the 
decanters  and  bottles;  on  the  third,  the  glasses;  and  on  the 
fourth,  the  plates. 

Immediately  prior  to  the  toasts  of  obligation  being  ordered, 
the  Master,  giving  a  batteiy  of  one,  says :  "  Brothers  Senior  and 
Junior  Wardens,  announce  on  your  respective  columns  that  the 
works  which  have  been  temporarily  suspended,  are  again  re- 
sumed with  full  force  and  rigor."  The  Wardens  having  made 
the  announcement,  and  the  Guard  being  set,  the  brethren  cease 
eating  and  prepare  for  the  toasts. 

Toasts  are  given  in  the  following  form,  the  Master  saying: 
"  Brothers  Senior  and  Junior  Wardens,  invite  the  brethren  on 
your  respective  columns  to  prepare  to  charge,  in  order  that 
we  may  give  the  (first)  toast  of  obligation."     Which  being  an- 


FORMS   OF   REFECTIONS.  581 

nounced  by  the  Wardens,  the  Master  continues :  "  Chaige,  and  in 
Order ;"  when  each  brother  will  stretch  out  his  right  hand  to  the 
bottle  or  decanter  in  front  of  him,  and  fill  his  glass.  All  replace 
in  line  the  glasses  and  decanters.  Presently,  all  the  brethren 
having  Charged  and  being  in  Order,  the  Wardens  announce  the 
same  to  the  Master. 

The  Master,  giving  a  battery  of  one,  says :  "  Arise,  and  to 
Order,"  which  as  usual  is  repeated  by  the  Wardens.  If  there  is 
sufficient  room  at  the  table,  there  are  no  brethren  seated  inside 
the  semicircle.  If  brethren,  however,  are  within  the  circle  when 
the  last  order  is  given,  they  may  remain  seated,  at  the  option  of 
the  Master.  The  brethren  on  the  outer  side  of  the  table  having 
risen  with  uniformity,  all  the  Entered  Apprentices  and  Fellow- 
Grafts  at  the  table,  will  place  the  left  hand  on  it,  fingers  together 
and  thumbs  extended.  The  Master  Masons  will  take  the  sword  in 
the  left  hand,  and  place  the  banner  on  the  left  fore-arm  ;  brethren 
of  the  Superior  Degrees  will  place  the  banner  on  the  left  shoulder, 
the  sword  being  in  the  left  hand. 

The  first  toast  is  then  ordered. 


DIRECTIONS  IN  DRINKING  TOASTS  OF  OBLIGATION 

The  Master  directs  as  follows : 
Right  hand  to  the  sword. 
Raise  the  sword. 
Salute  with  the  sword. 
Sword  to  the  left  hand. 
Right  hand  to  the  cannon. 
Draw  the  cannon. 
Fire  in  three  times,  1,  2,  3. 
Lower  the  cannon. 
Cannon  to  the  front. 
Salute  with  the  cannon. 

The  salute  is  given  by  placing  the  right  hand  near  the  right 
shoulder  and  lowering  it  perpendicularly.  The  Master  then  says, 
"One,  two,  three."  At  one,  pass  the  cannon  to  near  the  left 
shoulder;  a*,  two,  draw  the  cannon  to  the  light  shoulder;  at  three, 
lower  the  cannon.     This  movement  should  be  repeated  three 


5S2 


BOOK    OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    KITE. 


times  quickly — then  resume  the  original  position,  the  right  hand 
near  the  right  shoulder. 

The  Master  further  directs: 

"Deposit  the  cannon— 1,  2,  3."  At  the  word  "three"  all  the 
cannon  are  placed  on  the  table  with  the  greatest  uniformity  and 
at  the  same  instant. 

The  following  orders  are  then  giver  : 
Sword  to  the  right  hand, 
liaise  the  sword. 
Salute  with  the  sword. 
Return  the  sword  (which  is  done  without  noise). 

The  battery  of  the  Degree  is  then  given. 

Recreation  is  generally  announced  between  the  toasts,  that  the 
brethren  may  have  more  freedom,  but  the  Master's  gavel  must 
produce  instant  silence  and  order. 

After  the  last  toast  of  obligation  it  is  usual  to  sing  a  Masonic 
song. 

Brethren  are  not  permitted  to  leave  the  table  or  banquet-room 
pending  the  ceremonies  without  permission  from  the  Master,  foi 
the  Lodge  is  virtually  at  work. 

Moderation,  order,  and  temperance  are  essential  requisites. 


MASONIC  GLOSSARY. 


Barrel, 

Decanter  or  bottle. 

Red  powder, 

Wine. 

Black  powder, 

Coffee. 

Red  flour, 

Pepper,  red. 

Black  flour, 

Pepper,  black. 

Recreation, 

Suspension    ol 

Banner, 

Napkin. 

work  of  the  table. 

Battery, 

A  blow. 

Rough  ashlar. 

Bread. 

Cannon, 

Glass  or  cup. 

Sand, 

Salt. 

Cement, 

Mustard. 

Shovel, 

Spoon. 

Charge, 

To  fill  the  glase. 

Strong  powder. 

Spirituous  liquor. 

Fulmiint  lni 

poir 

Sword, 

Knife. 

der, 

Beer,  Ale  etc 

Stars, 

Lights. 

Fire, 

To  drink- 

Tile, 

Tienchard. 

Masticate, 

To  eat. 

Trident, 

Fork. 

Material, 

Food. 

Trowel, 

Spoon. 

Order, 

Place  in  a  line. 

Veil, 

Tablecloth. 

Pencil. 

The  pen. 

White  powde  , 

Water. 

Platform, 

Plate. 

Workshop, 

Table. 

Powder, 

Any  liquid. 

FORMS   OF   REFECTIONS. 


583 


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584  BOOK  OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RTTi. 

Then  here's  a  hand,  my  trusty  frien', 

And  gie's  a  hand  o'  thine, 
We'll  take  a  right  gude  willie  waught 

For  auld  lang  syne. 
For  auld  lang  syne,  my  dear, 

For  auld  lang  syne, 
We'll  take  a  cup  of  kindness  yet, 

For  auld  lang  syne. 


EXTRACTS  FROM  CONSTITUTIONS. 

DISCIPLINE. 

Art.  101. — 1.  The  several  Bodies  of  the  Rite  have  jurisdiction 
in  cases  of  discipline  over  their  own  members,  unaffiliated  Masons 
of  the  Rite  within  their  territorial  jurisdiction,  and  sojourners 
for  offences  committed  within  the  territorial  jurisdiction  of  such 
Bodies. 

2.  The  trial  shall  be  conducted  according  to  the  usual  rules  in 
Masonic  trials  ;  but  the  Council  of  Deliberation  may  adopt  a 
Code  of  Procedure,  except  so  far  as  one  may  be  prescribed  by  the 
Supreme  Council. 

3.  Charges  and  specifications  may  be  amended  at  any  stage  of 
the  proceedings. 

4.  If  the  sentence  be  suspension  or  expulsion  from  all  Masonic 
rights,  it  shall  not  take  full  effect  until  eon  firmed  by  the  Council 
of  Deliberation  or  the  Supreme  Council,  but  shall  operate  as  a 
temporary  suspension  until  thus  confirmed  or  reversed. 

5.  In  all  such  cases  when  there  is  no  appeal,  a  full  transcript 
of  the  record  and  the  evidence  shall  be  laid  before  the  Council  of 
Deliberation  at  its  next  session,  or  if  the  time  before  such  next 
session  shall,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Illustrious  Deputy,  be  too 
short,  it  may  be  presented  at  the  next  succeeding  session. 

6.  In  all  cases  an  appeal  lies  by  any  Mason  of  the  Rite  ag- 
grieved, to  the  stated  session  of  the  Council  of  Deliberation  to  be 
held  next  after  thirty  days  from  the  close  of  the  trial,  or  if  an 
annual  session  of  the  Supreme  Council  intervenes,  to  the 
Supreme  Council,  if  the  appellant  so  elects  :  during  the  pen- 
dency of  the  appeal  a  judgment  of  suspension  or  expulsion  is  not 
vacated,  but  operates  as  a  temporary  suspension. 


EXTRACTS   FROM   CONSTITUTIONS.  585 

7.  A  full  transcript  of  the  record  and  evidence  shall  accompany 
the  appeal,  and  the  case  shall  be  determined  upon  such  tran- 
script ;  but  the  Council  of  Deliberation,  or  the  Supreme  Coun- 
cil, may  grant  a  new  trial  for  reasons  not  appearing  in  the  tran- 
script, if  in  its  judgment  justice  requires  it. 

8.  The  Council  of  Delibei-ation  shall  consider  the  matter  while 
open  on  the  highest  degree  to  which  the  accused  has  attained  ; 
and  it  may  modify,  sustain  or  reverse  the  judgment  of  the  sub- 
ordinate Body,  and  send  the  case  back  for  a  new  trial,  or  enter 
such  judgment  as  it  deems  that  justice  and  the  good  of  the  Rite 
require. 

9.  The  judgment  of  the  Council  of  Deliberation  shall  take 
effect  without  reference  to  which  of  the  subordinate  Bodies  ren- 
dered the  original  judgment, 

10.  From  the  judgment  of  the  Council  of  Deliberation  an  appeal 
lies  to  the  Supreme  Council  ;  the  causes  of  appeal  shall  be  speci- 
fied and  no  other  causes  than  those  specified  shall  be  considered 
by  the  Supreme  Council,  which  may  render  such  judgment,  or 
give  such  direction  to  the  case  as  it  deems  just. 

11.  When  complaint  is  made  or  information  given  to  an  "Illus- 
trious Deputy,  of  the  commission  of  an  offence  of  a  grave  charac- 
ter by  any  member  of  the  Rite  in  his  jurisdiction,  he  may  cause 
charges  to  be  filed  with  him,  to  be  tried  by  the  Council  of  Delib- 
eration at  its  next  session,  or  at  a  session  to  be  specially  called  by 
him  for  the  purpose,  with  original  jurisdiction.  The  Deputy 
shall  cause  all  necessary  notice  to  be  given,  and  may  appoint  a 
commissioner  to  take  testimony  from  either  party  in  the  nature 
of  deposition  ;  or,  after  notice  to  the  accused  and  an  opportunity 
to  be  heard  thereon,  he  may  appoint  commissioners,  who  must  be 
members  of  the  Council  of  Deliberation,  to  take  all  the  testimony, 
and  report  the  same  and  their  conclusions  thereon  to  the  Council 
of  Deliberation  :  the  Council  shall  hear  the  case  and  render  its 
judgment,  which  shall  be  final  and  subject  to  the  appeal  herein- 
before provided.  The  Illustrious  Minister  of  State  shall  act  as 
prosecutor  in  such  cases,  and  may  have  the  assistance  of  any 
brother  of  the  Rite.  If  the  accused  is  an  officer,  the  Illustrious 
Deputy  may  suspend  his  official  functions  pending  the  trial. 

12.  This  article  shall  not  apply  to  Sovereign  Grand-Inspectors- 
General,  who  are  amenable  to  the  Supreme  Council  only. 


<IM    -»|lll»M|l||lll|iy)> 

COUNCILS  OF  DELIBERATION. 

HOW    COMPOSED. 

Art.  53. — The  Active,  Emeritus,  Past-Active,  and  Honorary 
members  of  Supreme  Council  resident  in  each  State  :  the  Past- 
Cominanders-in-Chief  of  Consistories  ;  the  first  three  officers  of 
Consistories  and  Chapters  of  Rose  Croix  ;  and  the  first  four 
officers  of  Councils  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem,  and  Lodges  of  Per- 
fection in  each  State,  constitute  a  Council  of  Deliberation 
for  that  State,  of  which  the  Illustrious  Deputy  for  that  district 
is  ex-officio  .Most  Illustrious  Commander-in-Chief. 

MEETINGS. 

Art.  54. — Such  Council  shall  meet  at  leasl  triennially  in  the 
year  nexl  preceding  the  triennial  election  of  the  Officers  of  the 
Supreme  Council,  and  may  hold  stated  annual  meetings. 
Special  meetings  thereof  maybe  called  by  the  Illustrious  Deputy. 
h  may  fix  the  place  of  all  meetings  except  such  as  may  bi  spe- 
cially called  by  the  Illustrious  Deputy. 

QUORUM. 

Art.  55. — Nine  Members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the 
transaction  of  business. 

OFFICERS. 
Art.  ."i<;. — The  Council  may  elei  I  the  following  officers  to  hold 
office  until  their  successors  shall  be  chosen. 

1.  The  Illustrious  First  Lieutenant-Commander. 

2.  The  Illustrious  Second  Lieutenant-Commander. 

3.  The  Illustrious  Minister  of  State  anil  Grand  Orator. 

4.  Tin-  Musi  nous  Grand  Prior. 

586 


COUNCILS    OF   DELIBERATION.  587 

5.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Chancellor. 
<j.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Treasurer. 

7.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Secretary. 

8.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Engineer  and  Architect. 

9.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Hospitaler. 

10.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Master  of  Ceremonies. 

11.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Standard-bearer. 

12.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Captain  of  the  Guard. 

13.  The  Illustrious  Grand  Sentinel. 

In  cases  of  vacancy  in  any  office,  or  failure  to  elect  officers,  the 
Illustrious  Deputy  may  make  appointments  to  be  in  force  until 
the  next  election. 

If  the  Deputy  of  the  Supreme  Council  should  fail  to  be 
present  at  any  meeting  of  a  Council  of  Deliberation,  the  Illus- 
trious First  Lieutenant-Commander,  or  in  his  absence  the  Illus- 
trious Second  Lieutenant-Commander,  shall  preside. 

.JURISDICTION   AND   POWERS. 

Art.  57.— 1.  The  Council  has,  in  its  District,  legislative  and 
judicial  power  not  herein  reserved  to  the  Supreme  Council  and 
not  inconsistent  with  the  Constitutions  and  Regulations,  and  sub- 
ject to  the  rights  of  appeal  herein  provided. 

2.  The  Council  may  open  oi*  the  Fourteenth,  Sixteenth, 
Eighteenth,  or  Thirty-second  Degree  fen- the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness relating  to  the  Bodies  or  Brethren  of  those  degrees 
ively  :  but  business  not  relating  specifically  to  the  higher  degrees 
shall  be  transacted  by  the  Council  while  open  on  the  Fourteenth 
Degree,  when  all  the  members  may  lie  present. 

:).  It  shall  have  power  to  levy  such  taxes  upon  the  Bodies  within 
its  District   as  it  may  deem  necessary  for  its  pro  >rt,  but 

not  to  include  expenses  of,  nor  compensation  to.  any  officer  or 
member  of  the  Council,  for  attendance  thereupon.  Funds  now 
held  by  any  Council  shall  continue  to  be  held  for  the  purposes 
for  which  they  were  created,  and  all  taxes  heretofore  levied  by 
any  Council  are  hereby  confirmed. 

4.  All  applications  for  charters  shall  be  presented  to  the  Coun- 
cil for  its  approval  :  and  no  charter  shall  be  granted  by  the 
Supreme  Council  withoul  the  recommendation  of  the  Council 
of  Deliberation,  except  by  a  two-third  vote. 


588  BOOK   OF   THE   A.    AND    A.    RITE. 

APPEALS. 

Art.  58.— Any  person  aggrieved  by  theaetion  of  the  Council  of 
Deliberation,  may  appeal  therefrom  to  the  Supreme  Council  at 
its  next  annual  session,  provided  any  provision  of  the  Constitutions 
or  Regulations  of  the  Supreme  Council  is  involved.  The  ap- 
peal  shall  be  filed  with  the  Illustrious  Deputy,  and  shall  specify 
wherein  any  provision  of  the  Constitutions  or  Regulations  has 
been  violated  by  the  action  of  the  Council  of  Deliberation.  The 
Illustrious  Deputy  shall  cause  a  duly  certified  copy  of  so  much  of 
the  record  as  shows  the  action  appealed  from,  to  accompany  the 
appeals. 


CEREMONIAL 


LODGE    OF     SOREOW, 


ANCIENT   AND   ACCEPTED    SCOTTISH    EITE. 


The  walls  of  the  place  where  the  (Z3  is  to  be  held  should  be 
covered  with  black,  and,  if  practicable,  be  sprinkled  with  silver 
tears. 

In  the  centre  of  the  room  is  a  coffin,  or  sarcophagus. 

The  regalia  of  the  highest  degree  conferred  on  the  deceased 
will  be  placed  on  the  coffin.  The  head  of  the  coffin  toward  the 
East. 

After  the  H3  is  properly  prepared,  no  one  should  enter  it  except 
those  having  charge  of  the  decorations,  and  the  organist,  until 
the  hour  for  the  ceremonies  to  take  place.  The  members,  in  the 
mean  time,  convening  in  an  outer  room,  guarded  by  a  Sentinel. 
who  will  permit  no  one  to  enter  under  the  grade  of  Perfec* 
Master. 

When  the  hour  arrives,  a  procession  will  be  formed  of  all  the 
brethren,  imder  the  direction  of  the  Captain  of  the  Guard,  in  two 
ranks,  in  reverse  order  of  grade,  and  will  enter  the  IZ3,  the  organ 


CEREMONIAL   FOR  A   LODGE   OF   SORROW.  589 

playing  a  solemn  march.  The  members  remain  standing,  and 
the  R.\  W.\  proceeds  to  open  a  "  of  P.\  M.\  in  due  form.  ^  Pre- 
vious to  declaring  the  □  opened,  the  following  Hymn  will  be 
■ung,  followed  by  a  Prayer. 

HYMN. 

Greenville. 

Come,  ye  sighing  sons  of  sorrow. 
View  with  me  your  brother's  tomb ; 

Learn  from  it  your  late— to-morrow 
Death  perhaps  may  seal  your  doom. 

Sad  and  silent  flow  our  numbers, 

While  disconsolate  we  mourn 
Loss  of  him  who  sweetly  slumbers, 

Mould'ring  'neath  the  silent  urn. 

Once,  when  full  of  life,  he  never 

Proved  unfaithful  to  our  laws ; 
We'll,  like  him,  be  zealous  ever 

To  promote  the  glorious  cause. 

R:.  W.:   Let  us  pray. 

PRAYER. 

Omnipresent  and  Heavenly  Father,  it  hath  pleased  thee  in  thy 
wise  dispensation  to  call  from  the  frail  body  that  was  its  earthly 
habitation  the  immortal  spirit  of  our  deceased  friend.  May  time, 
while  it  heals  the  wounds  thus  inflicted,  still  more  indelibly  im- 
print upon  our  saddened  hearts  the  salutary  teachings  of  this 
mournful  occasion ;  and  may  the  consoling  reflection,  that  afflic- 
tive sorrow  is  not  the  visitation  of  thy  wrath,  but  rather  the 
illustration  of  that  harmonious  law,  which,  by  thine  omniscient 
fruition,  conducts  to  good  and  perfect  issue  in  all  the  fulness  of 
thine  appointed  season.  Let  loss  of  friends  and  brethren  in- 
crease affection  and  earnest  solicitude  for  those  yet  spared,  and 
stimulate  the  performance  of  all  obligations  that  friendship,  love, 
or  honor  demand;  and  when  the  last  hour  si  all  shadow  forth 
our  departure  from  the  scenes  of  this  life,  may  a  firm  and  abiding 


690         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

faith  in  Thy  merciful  and  forgiving  goodness  dispel  the  dread  of 
final  dissolution. 
Bespon.se.    So  mote  it  be. 

The  It.-.  W.\  now  declares  the  □  opened.  After  which  he  will  rise  in 
his  place  and  address  the  Lodge  as  follows,  concluding  by  such  remarki 
as  he  may  deem  necessary  and  appropriate,  and  subsequently  presenting 
to  the  □  the  orator  for  the  occasion.  The  R.\  wV.  can  omit  the  follow- 
ing, and  substitute  his  own  language  and  views  if  he  so  desires: 

R\  W.\  Brethren,  in  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death,  and 
none  know  what  a  day  may  bring  forth.  We  live  but  to  see 
those  we  love  pass  away  into  the  silent  land  before  us.  The 
arrows  of  the  insatiable  archer  passing  us  continually,  smite  the 
bosoms  of  our  friends  and  brethren,  teaching  us  the  impressive 
lesson  constantly  repeated,  yet  soon  forgotten,  that  every  one  of 
us  must  before  long  yield  up  his  body  to  be  the  inheritance  of 
worms,  in  a  house  of  darkness  and  dishonor.  Death  and  the 
dead  are  ever  with  us,  teaching  us  the  uncertainty  and  brevity  of 
life,  and  the  instability  of  human  fortune,  and  demanding  of  us 
the  performance  of  the  last  sad  offices  of  charity  and  brother- 
hood. 

But  "  thy  bro titer  shall  live  again" — not  some  undefined  spiritu- 
ality, some  new  and  strange  being,  but  our  brother  himself,  in 
that  same  character,  affections,  and  spiritual  identity  :  what  noble 
and  consoling  words  sent  to  us  from  Heaven,  uttered  from  the 
great  realm  of  invisible  life  ! 

There  is  life  for  us  somewhere ;  and  we  ask  not  where.  We 
can  wait  God's  good  time  for  that.  Somewhere  in  this  great  uni- 
verse we  shall  find  our  brothers  and  our  lost  ones,  and  be  with 
them  evermore.  The  Mason  believes  that  there  is  that  within  us 
which  shall  never  die;  that  the  soul  is  essentially  immortal,  and 
immortally  blessed;  that  one  law  alone  shall  govern  God's  whole 
universe,  and  that  law  the  law  of  Love. 

To  magnify  this  law  of  brotherly  love,  Masonry  opens  wide  its 
portals,  and  invites  to  enter  there,  and  live  in  peace  and  harmony, 
every  man,  of  whatever  nation  or  tribe,  who  will  lead  a  truly 
virtuous  and  moral  life,  love  his  brethren,  minister  to  the  sick  and 
distressed,  and  believe  in  the  one  All-powerful,  All-wise,  every- 
where-present God,  Architect,  Creator,  and  Preserver  of  all 
things,  by  whose  universal  law  of  harmony  ever  1  oils  on  thif 
universe,  the  great,  vast,  infinite  circle  of  successive  death  and 


CEREMONIAL  FOR  A   LODGE   OF  SORROW.  591 

ofe ;  to  whose  ineffable  name  let  all  true  Masons  pay  profounclest 
homage;  for  whose  thousand  blessings  poured  upon  us,  let  us 
feel  the  sincerest  gratitude,  now,  henceforth,  and  forever. 

Deaih  bas  some  time  since  entered  our  □,  and  called  from  ita 

labors  our Brother ;  and  now  we,  obeying 

the  demands  of  duty,  pay  these  last  honors  to  his  memory. 

Our  Illustrious  brother ,  having  been  selected  by 

,  to  deliver  an  oration  on  the  life,  character,  and  public  vir- 
tues of  our  departed  brother,  I  now  have  the  honor  to  present 
him  to  the  ZZ  . 

ORATION. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  oration,  by  permission  of  the  R.  W.  any 
orother  present  may  deliver  a  short  address,  touching  the  character  of 
any  of  the  deceased  brethren  for  whom  the  □  of  sorrow  is  held.  •  •  •. 

R.  W.  What  man  is  be  that  liveth  and  shall  not  see  death  ? 
Shall  he  deliver  his  soul  from  the  hands  of  the  grave  ? 

Organ  response  and  chant,  after  each  paragraph  of  the  lesson  : 
Glory  be  to  thee,  0  Lord. 

S.  W.  Man  walketh  iu  a  vain  shadow.  He  heapeth  up  riches, 
and  cannot  tell  who  shall  gather  them. 

B.  W.  We  go  whence  we  shall  not  return,  even  to  the  land  of 
darkness  and  of  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,  without  any 
order,  and  where  the  light  is  as  darkness. 

S.  W.  There  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling,  and  there  the 
weary  be  at  rest. 

***** 

R.  W.  Man  clieth  and  wasteth  away.  Yea,  man  giveth  up  the 
ghost,  and  where  is  he  ? 

***** 

S.  W.  As  the  waters  fail  from  the  sea,  and  the  flood  decayeth 
and  drietli  up;  so  man  lieth  down  and  riseth  not  up,  till  the 
heavens  shall  be  no  more. 

*  *  *  *  » 

R  W.  It  is  better  to  go  to  the  house  of  mourning,  than  to  the 
house  of  feasting,  for  that  is  the  end  of  all  men,  and  the  living 
will  lay  it  to  his  heart. 


592 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.    RITE. 


R  W.    The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  &v>  ay.    Blessed 
l>e  the  name  of  the  Lord.    [A  pauseA    Let  us  enter  into  silence 

While  the  foregoing  lessons  are  being  recited,  twenty-eight  mem- 
bers, Including  the  representative  of  Adoniram  and  Master  of  Cere- 
monies, will  retire  to  an  outer  room  and  prepare  for  what  is  to  iollow. 


Adon.  Behold,  O  Lord,  we  are  in  distress!  our  hearts  ara 
turned  within  us;  there  is  none  to  comfort  us,  mourning  and 
lamentation  are  heard  among  us. 

M.  of  C.  God  is  our  God  forever.  He  will  be  our  guide  even 
unto  death. 

Adon.  Thou  hast  cut  off  the  life  of  our  brother,  and  the  waters 
of  affliction  flow  over  our  heads.  The  joy  of  our  heart  has 
ceased,  and  our  gladness  is  turned  into  mourning. 

M.  of  C.    Let  us  die  the  death  of  the  righteous. 

The  following  will  now  be  sung: 


HYMN. 


Solemnly. 


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CEREMONIAL  FOR  A  LODGE   OF  SORROW 
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Adon.    Let  us  pray. 


PRAYER. 


0  almighty  and  eternal  God,  there  is  no  number  of  thy  days  or 
of  thy  mercies.  Thou  hast  sent  us  into  this  world  to  serve  thee, 
but  we  wander  far  away  into  the  path  of  error.  Our  life  is  but  a 
span  in  length,  and  yet  tedious  because  of  the  calamities  that  en- 
close us  on  every  side.  The  days  of  our  pilgrimage  are  few  and 
evil ;  our  bodies  frail,  our  passions  violent  and  distempered,  our 
understandings  weak,  our  wills  perverse.  We  adore  thy  majesty, 
and  trust  like  little  children  to  thy  tender  mercies.  Give  us 
patience  to  live  well,  and  firmness  to  resist  evil.  Bless  us, 
O  God,  bless  our  beloved  fraternity  throughout  the  world.  May 
we  live  and  emulate  the  example  of  our  departed  brother ;  and, 
finally,  may  we  in  this  world  attain  a  knowledge  of  thy  truth, 
and  in  the  world  to  come,  life  everlasting.    Amen. 

Response.    So  mote  it  be. 


His  name  is  graven  on  the  stone 
That  friendship's  tears  have  often  wet, 

B  it  this  great  Order's  heart  upon 
That  name  is  stamped  more  deeply  yet 


594:  BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND   A.    RITE. 

Adon.  May  all  the  influences  of  our  brother  fot  good,  that 
survive  him,  be  continually  expanded  and  increased,  to  bless  Ida 
fellow-men,  and  may  our  Father  who  is  in  heaven,  in  his  wisdom, 
counteract  and  annul  all  those  that  tend  to  evil. 

Response.  So  mote  it  be. 


As  Hiram  slept,  the  widow's  son, 

E'en  so  our  brother  takes  his  rest ; 
His  battles  fought,  his  duties  done, 

His  name  by  many  thousands  blest. 

Adon.  May  we  not  forget  the  lessons  taught  us  by  our  brother's 
death ;  but  remember  the  uncertainty  of  life,  and  the  little  value 
of  those  things  for  which  men  most  do  strive :  may  we  earnestly 
endeavor  to  obey  the 'laws  of  God,  avoid  dissensions,  hatred,  and 
revenge.  May  we  be  truthful,  and  live  and  die  loving  our 
brethren. 

Response.    So  mote  it  be. 

*  «■  •*  *  * 

So  let  him  sleep  that  dreamless  sleep, 
His  glories  clustering  round  his  head : 

Be  comforted,  ye  loved,  who  weep 
The  true,  the  frank,  the  fearless  dead. 

Adon.  May  the  relatives  of  our  brother  be  consoled  in  their 
great  affliction,  and  sustained  in  all  the  trials  and  hardships  they 
may  have  to  encounter  in  this  world ;  and  loving  God  and  trust- 
ing in  his  infinite  beneficence,  may  they  and  we,  in  his  good 
time,  be  gathered  in  peace  unto  our  fathers  and  again  meet  our 
friend  and  brother  in  another  world. 

Response.    So  mote  it  be. 

*  #  »  •  • 
Adon.    Let  us  pray. 


PRAYER  BY  A  BROTHER. 

O  merciful  and  loving  Father,  who  hast  made  our  present  life  but 
temporary,  and  thus  by  the  admirable  providence  of  thy  designs 
hast  decreed  that  the  pangs  and  sorrows  of  suffering  virtue,  tha 


CEREMONIAL  FOR  A   LODGE   OF   SORROW.  595 

misery  of  the  oppressed,  and  the  tyranny  of  the  wicked,  should  not 
be  perpetual,  encourage  to  perseverance  all  who  labor  in  the  causa 
of  truth  and  virtue,  and  who  are  weary  and  faint-hearted,  assur- 
ing them  that  none  so  labor  without  result,  nor  even  at  last  are 
unrewarded.  Extend  thy  right  hand  of  graciousness  over  thia 
our  beloved  country.  Plant  obedience  to  thy  will  in  the  hearts 
of  its  inhabitants,  that  they  may  ever  regard  thee  as  the  dis- 
penser of  all  good.  Impress  upon  the  hearts  of  all,  that  good 
government  and  pure  religion  walk  hand  in  hand.  "We  beseech 
thee  to  exalt  our  Order,  and  to  illuminate  it  with  the  rays  of  thy 
divine  light.  Preserve  it  in  all  its  beauty  from  the  attack  of  its 
adversaries,  the  imprudences  of  its  members,  and  the  innovations 
of  time.  Persuade  its  disciples,  like  him  whose  death  we  this  day 
commemorate,  to  set  forth  eveiy  where  in  our  land  its  holy  prin- 
ciples of  toleration,  brotherly  love,  and  truth.    Amen. 

Response.    So  mote  it  be. 

Adon.  My  brethren,  in  the  various  degrees  of  Masonry  through 
which  we  have  passed,  our  travels  around  the  Lodge  were  to  re- 
mind us  of  the  journey  of  human  life,  in  which  Freemasonry  is 
an  enlightened  and  beautiful  path ;  but  our  present  march  will 

be  gloomy  and  funereal.      Our is  no  more.      Death  is 

among  us.  Our  Lodge  is  in  mourning.  The  great  calamity  has 
fallen  upon  us.  The  great  destroyer  hath  summoned  away  our 
brother  in  the  midst  of  his  days  and  usefulness.  We  beheld  his 
sun  at  meridian,  and  rejoiced  at  its  brightness,  but  alas !  it  has 
now  set,  and  the  evening  shades  of  existence  have  closed  around 
him  forever. 

All  the  succession  of  time,  all  the  changes  of  nature,  all  the 
varieties  of  light  and  darkness,  and  eveiy  contingency  to  every 
man  and  every  creature  doth  preach  our  funeral  sermon,  and 
leads  us  to  see  howT  time  digs  the  grave  in  which  we  must  sooner 
or  later  lay  our  sins  and  our  sorrows,  and  our  mortal  bodies 
moulder  away  and  again  become  in  atoms  a  part  of  the  material 
wcrld.  Eveiy  day's  necessity  caUs  for  a  reparation  of  that  which 
Death  fed  on  all  night  as  we  lay  and  slept  in  his  outer  chambers. 
While  we  think  a  thought,  we  die ;  the  clock  strikes,  and  reckons 
on  our  portion  of  eternity. 

Death  reigns  in  all  our  time,  and  is  the  fate  of  every  man  and 
woman,  the  heritage  of  worms  and  fierpents,  of  rottenness  and 
cold  dishonor. 


596        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

Death  regards  not  those  sweet  engagements  and  improving  j;>yi 
to  well  know  to  Freemasons,  for  this  day  is  mine  and  yours,  but 
who  shall  say  what  shall  be  on  the  morrow  ?  For  let  our  life  ba 
never  so  long,  if  our  strength  were  as  great  as  the  Titans,  and 
our  sinews  as  strong  as  the  cordage  of  the  foot  of  an  oak,  yet  still 
the  period  shall  be,  that  all  this  shall  end  in  death ;  and  people 
will  talk  of  us  awhile,  good  or  bad,  as  we  deserve,  or  as  they 
please,  and  once  it  shall  be  told  in  the  neighborhood  that  we  are 
dead.  And  all  this  is  the  law  and  constitution  of  nature — the 
unalterable  event  of  Providence — the  decree  of  Heaven.  The 
chains  that  bind  us  to  this  condition  are  as  strong  as  destiny,  and 
as  immutable  as  the  eternal  lawrs  of  God. 

Let  us  then,  my  brethren,  endeavor  to  emulate  the  example  of 
the  great  and  good  of  our  beloved  Order  who  have  gone  before 

us.     The  noble  career  and  virtuous  life  of  our brother, 

which  has  been  recited  to  you  this  evening  in  such  able  and  elo- 
quent terms,  it  is  to  be  hoped  will  have  the  desired  effect ;  and 
may  we,  like  our  departed  brother,  endeavor  to  lead  a  wise  and 
virtuous  life,  the  better  to  prepare  ourselves  for  a  peaceful  death. 


Darkness,  death,  and  the  grave  are  reserved  for  all  men. 


One  fate  comes  alike  to  all — the  night  of  death  after  the  short 
day  of  life. 


After  death  and  the  grave  come  the  resurrection,  and  light  and 
life  eternal. 


Adon.    Remember  now  thy  Creator  in  the  daj's  of  thy  youth, 

and  ere  the  silver  cord  be  loosed,  or  the  golden  bowl  be  broken, 

or  the  wheel  broken  at  the  cistern.    Then  shall  the  dust  return 

to  the  earth  as  it  was,  and  the  spirit  return  to  the  God  who 

gave  it. 

***** 

Adon.    Blessed  be  their  rest,  and  ever  fragrant  the  acacia  o'ei 
the  sacred  sod  that  covers  them. 
Let  us  kneel,  and  in  the  presence  of  these  emblematic  symbol* 


CEREMONIAL  FOR  A  LODGE  OF  SORROW.     597 

»f  our  sorrow  and  regret,  under  these  funereal  arches,  before 
these  palpable  evidences  of  the  nothingness  of  our  own  nature 
and  the  immensity  of  God,  let  every  selfish  and  sinful  thought  be 
forever  buried.  Let  us  renew  the  oath  of  forgetfulness  of  all 
.  wrongs  and  injuries  that  may  have  been  inflicted  upon  us.  May 
peace  and  concord  imbue  the  heart  of  eveiy  brother  of  our  beloved 
rite,  and  may  all  controversies  and  inimical  sentiments  be  ban- 
ished now  and  forever.  May  hope,  joy,  and  unity  be  proclaimed 
throughout  all  our  temples,  and  before  the  cycle  of  another  year 
shall  come,  let  perfect  peace  and  union  be,  and  abide  with  us  con- 
tinually. 

May  we,  as  Masons,  never  be  estranged  in  vain  and  empty  dif- 
ferences, and  henceforward  be  inspired  by  an  ardent  devotion  to 
the  interest  of  our  country,  Masomy,  and  universal  humanity. 

All.    So  mote  it  be. 

* 
Adon.    The  seed  dies,  and  out  of  its  death  springs  the  seed  of 
the  new  wheat.     Farewell,  my  brother. 

Adon.  Behold,  I  will  show  you  a  mysterv.  We  shall  not  all 
sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be  changed,  in  a  moment,  in  the  twinklin- 
of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump ;  so  when  this  corruption  shall  pul 
on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall  put  on  immortality,  then 
shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  sa3dng  that  is  written:  "Death  is 
swallowed  up  in  victory.  0  death,  where  is  thy  stino-  ?  O  °rave 
where  is  thy  victory  ?" 

The  will  of  God  is  accomplished.  Let  us  now  return  to  our 
labors  and  brighter  scenes.  Our  duty  is  here  completed.  Let  m 
now  rejoice  that  our  brother  has  been  raised  from  his  prostrate 
Mate  and  admitted  to  the  Perfect  Lodge  above. 

***** 
Weep  no  more  I    He  is  not  dead. 
On  the  earth  he  rests  his  head 
But  his  spirit  everywhere, 
Like  the  sunlight,  fills  the  ah 

R  W.    May  the  blessing  of  our  Father  who  is  in  Heaven  rest 
upon  us  all,  now  and  forevermore. 

R.'.  W.\  now  closes  Lodge  of  P.-.  M.\ 


698 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.    AND   A.   RITE. 


LUTHER'S  "JUDGMENT  HYMN: 


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is 


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(  The  Judge  of    man        I       see      ap   -   pear,    On 


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graves  restore      The  dead  which  they  contained  before, 


p    ■  tc 


CEREMONIAL  FOR  A  LODGE  OF  SORROW.     599 

The  dead  in  God  shall  first  arise 

At  the  last  trumpet's  sounding ; 
Caught  up  to  meet  him  in  the  skies, 

With  joy  the  Lord  surrounding: 
No  gloomy  fears  their  souls  dismay, 
His  presence  sheds  eternal  day 

On  those  prepared  to  meet  him. 

But  sinners,  filled  with  guilty  fears, 

Behold  his  wrath  prevailing ; 
For  they  shall  rise,  and  find  their  tears 

And  sighs  are  unavailing. 
The  day  of  grace  is  past  and  gone : 
Trembling  they  stand  before  the  throiw 

All  unprepared  to  meet  him. 

Great  God,  what  do  I  see  and  hear! 

The  end  of  things  created ! 
The  Judge  of  man  I  see  appear, 

On  clouds  of  glory  seated! 
Beneath  Ids  cross  I  view  the  day 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away 

And  thus  prepare  to  meet  him. 


600         BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

FORMS 

FORM  OF  APPLICATION  FOR  DEGREES. 

To  the  officers  and  members  of  ,  sitting  in  the 

Valley  of  :  The  undersigned  hereof  humbly  shows 

that  he  is  desirous  of  being  admitted  as  a  member  of 

,  and  humbly  requests  that  lie  may  be  received  among 
you,  and  he  will  ever  pray  for  the  prosperity  and  glory  of  the 
Order  and  the  welfare  of  the  brethren. 

[With  the  prescribed  Oath  of  Fealty.] 

When  bora, 

Place  of  birth, 

Resides  at, 

How  long  a  resident  of  this  Jurisdiction  ? 

Occupation, 

I  have  before  petitioned  for  the  Degrees  in  tho 

Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Kite,  and  was 

Member  of  (here  state  what  Symbolic  Lodge,  Lodse  of  Per- 
fection, Council,  Chapter,  or  Consistory. )  (Signed.) 

Recommended  by 

FORM    OF    PETITION   FOR   DISPENSATION    OR 
CHARTER. 

Your  petitioners  being  (here  insert  their  titles  by  the  degrees 
they  have  taken)  and  members  of  (insert  the  body  to  which  they 
belong),  in  the  State  of  ,  and  Valley  of  , 

being  anxious  to  increase  the  knowledge  of,  and  the  true  interest 
of,  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite  by  the  cultivation  of  the 
sublime  and  superior  degrees,  would  respectfully  solicit  your 
Supreme  Body  to  grant  them  a  Charter  or  Dispensation  to  open 
a  (here  insert  the  name  of  the  body),  and  confer  the  degrees 
thereunto  belonging  and  transact  such  other  business  as  may 
appertain  to  this  particular  body,  in  the  State  of  ,  and 

Valley  of  ;  and  if  the  prayer  of  your  petitioners  be 

granted,  they  pledge  themselves  to  conform  in  all  things  to  the 
Rules,  and  Regulations,  and  General  Laws  made  for  the  Govern- 
ment of  (here  insert  the  name  of  the  body),  and  to  abide  by  and 
conform  to  the  Constitutions  of  the  Rite. 


CHARACTERISTICS 

THAT  MAI'  BE   ADOPTED   BY   ROSE-CROIX   KNIGHTS. 


The  Rose-Croix  Knight  selects  his  name,  taking,  if  possible, 
one  not  already  assumed  by  any  member  of  the  Chapter ;  to  as- 
certain which,  reference  is  had  to  the  "  Register  of  Characteristics," 
which  each  Chapter  must  keep,  and  in  which  the  Secretary 
registers  the  name  and  Characteristics  of  the  candidate,  as  soon 
as  he  selects  the  latter.  If  he  desires  to  select  a  name  which 
some  other  Knight  already  bears,  an  adjective  should  be  added 
to  distinguish  him  ;  as,  if  there  be  already  a  brother  styled  Eque-% 
a  Sinceritate,  or,  ab  Excellentid,  the  new  Knight  should  be  called 
Eques  a  Sinceritate  vera,  or,  ab  Excellentid  eximid,  &c. 

Eques  d  (or  ab,  when  the  noun  that  follows  begins  with  a 
vowel)  Toleratione,  &c. 

SUBSTANTIVES. 


Ab  Honestate, 

Honesty. 

A  Firmitate, 

Firmness. 

A  Verecundia, 

Modesty. 

A  Vigore, 

Vigor. 

A  Comitate, 

Amity. 

A  Severitate, 

Seventy. 

A  Veneratione, 

Veneration. 

A  Hospitalitate, 

Hospitality. 

A  Virtute, 

Virtue. 

A  Luctu, 

Mourning. 

A  Magnanimitate 

.  Magnanimity. 

A  Moestitia, 

Sadness. 

A  Lenitate, 

Mildness. 

A  Candore, 

Candor. 

A  Prudentia 

Prudence. 

Ab  JEmulatione, 

Emulation. 

A  SapieDtia, 

Wisdom. 

A  Zelo, 

Zeal. 

A  Justitia, 

Justice. 

A  Decoro, 

Decorum. 

Ab  .iSquitate, 

Equity. 

A  Civilitate, 

Civility. 

A  Liberalitate, 

Liberality. 

A  Uilaritate, 

Joyousness. 

A  Sinceritate, 

Sincerity. 

Ab  Austeritate, 

Austerity. 

A  Fraternitate, 

Fraternity. 

Ab  Obedientia, 

Obudience. 

A  Habilitate, 

Dexterity. 

A  Docilitate, 

Docility. 

A.  BenevoieDtia, 

Benevolence. 

A  Fervore, 

Terror. 

A  Gratia, 

Grace. 

Ab  Amicitia, 

Friendship. 

Ab  Honoit., 

Honor. 

Ab  Indulgentia, 

Forbearance 

A  Voritate, 

Troth. 

A  Suavitate, 

Suavity. 

26 


602 


BOOK   OF  THE   A.   AND  A.   KITE. 


A  Carilatc, 
ASpe, 
A  Fiducia, 
A  Fide, 
A  Bonitate, 
Ab  Amore, 
A  Modestia, 
A  Moderatione, 
A  Tcmperantia, 
A  Silentio, 
A  Taciturnitate, 
A  Reticeucia, 
A  Fortitudine, 
A  Constantia, 
A  Humilitate, 
A  Pietate, 
A  Itobore, 


Affection. 

Hope. 

Confidence. 

Faith. 

Goodness. 

Love. 

Modesty. 

Moderation. 

Temperance. 

Silence. 

Taciturnity. 

Reticence. 

Fortitude. 

Constancy. 

Humility. 

Piety. 

Strength. 


A  Tristitia, 
A  Castitate, 
A  Sobrietate, 
Ab  ^Equanimitate, 
Ab  Integritate, 
A  Puritate, 
Accurata, 
A  Generositate, 
Ab  Affabilitate, 
A  Misericordia, 
A  Commiserationc, 
A  Clementia, 
A  Toleratione, 
A  Reveratione, 
Ab  Amore  Patriae, 
A  Gratitudine, 


Sadness. 

Chastity. 

Sobriety. 

Equanimity. 

Integrity. 

Purity. 

Punctuality. 

Generosity. 

Affability. 

Mercy. 

Commiseration 

Clemency. 

Toleration. 

Reverence. 

Patriotism. 

Gratitude. 


ADJECTIVES. 


Magnus, 

Great. 

Firmus, 

Firm. 

Major, 

Greater. 

Sublimus, 

Sublime. 

Maximus, 

Greatest. 

Excelsus, 

Lofty. 

Summus, 

High. 

Excelsior^ 

Loftier. 

Grandis, 

Large. 

Superbus, 

Proud. 

Optimus, 

Best. 

Strenuus, 

Energetic. 

Fortis, 

Strong. 

Candidus, 

Candid. 

Bonus, 

Good. 

Ingenuus, 

Ingenuous 

Melior, 

Better. 

Fulgens, 

Shining. 

Sincerus, 

Sincere. 

Lucidus, 

Bright. 

Novus, 

New. 

Decorus, 

Decorous. 

Insignis, 

Excellent. 

Purus, 

Pure. 

Verus, 

True. 

Indulgens, 

Indulgent. 

Exactus, 

Exact. 

Suavis, 

Courteous. 

Ardens, 

Ardent. 

Sanctus, 

Secret. 

Constans, 

Constant. 

Liberalis, 

Liberal. 

The  foll(  wing  in  red  should  be  prefixed  to  the  signature  of  a 
brother  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Rite,  when  signing  any 
document  relating  to  the  Order: 

If  a  Rose-Croix  Knight,    ■$■ 
If  an  Inspector  General,  £ 
If  a  Sov.\  G.\  Commander,  or 
Past — the  Cross  of  Salem,   & 


OFFICERS.  603 


THE  SUPREME  COUNCIL 

OF 

Sovereign    Grand    Inspectors-General    of    the    Thirty-third    and 

Last  Degree  of  the  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish 

Rite  of  Freemasonry 

FOR   THE 

Northern   Masonic  Jurisdiction  of  the 
United  States  of  America 

GRAND    EAST,    EOSTOX,    MASSACHUSETTS 

September,   1913 


OFFICERS. 


Barton  Smith.  33°  M.'.  P.".  Sov-'.Gr.'.  Commander. 

Leon   M.  Abbott,  33° P.'.  Gr.'- Lieut-' •  Commander. 

Amos   Pettiboxe,  33° Gr-'-  Minister  of  State. 

William  C.  Mason,  33" Deputy  for  Maine. 

George  W.   Currier.  33° Deputy  for  New  Hampshire. 

Marsh  O.  Perkins,  33° Deputy  for  Vermont. 

Charles  T.  Gallagher,  33° Deputy  for  Massachusetts. 

Charles   C.   Mumford,  33° Deputy  for  Rhode  Island. 

Charles   L.    Hubbard,  33° Deputy  for  Connecticut. 

William   Homax,  33° Deputy  for  New    York. 

Robert  A.  Shirrefs,  33° Deputy  for  New  Jersey. 

James  Isaac  Buchanan,  33° Deputy  for  Pennsylvania. 

Harry  J.   Guthrie,  33° Deputy  for  Delaware. 

Frank  S.  Harmox.  33° Deputy  for  Ohio. 

John  J.  Carton,  33° Deputy  for  Michigan. 


604  OFFICERS. 

William  Geake,  33° Deputy  for  Indiana. 

James  B.  McFatrich,  33° Deputy  for  Illinois. 

George  H.  Benzenberg,  33° Deputy  for  Wisconsin. 

Leroy  A.  Goddard,  33° Gr.' -  Treasurer-General  H- ■  E'  • 

James  H.  Codding Gr-' ■  Secretary-General  H-'  ■  £•'• 

Frederick  W.  Hamilton,  33° Gr.'.  Keeper  of  the  Archives. 

Thomas  E.  Balding,  33° Gr-'.  Master-Gen.  of  Ceremonies. 

Robert  A.  Shirrefs,  33° G>.'.  Marshal-General. 

William  Geake,  33° Gr-'.  Standard-Bearer. 

Charles  M.  Gerdenier,  33° Gr.'.  Captain  of  the  Guard. 

Frederick  B.  Stevens,  33" isst-' ■  Gr.' ■  Master-Gen-' ■  of 

Ceremonies. 

George  W.   Currier,  33° Gr.'-  Almoner. 

Horace  A.  Irvin,  33° Gr.'.  Prior. 

Henry  L.  Ballou,  D.D.,  33° 4ssistant  Gr.'- Prior. 

Robinson  Locke,  33° Marshal  of  the  Camp. 

Luther  L.  Caufy,  33° Marshal  of  the  Camp. 

Samuel  D.  Sherwood,  33° Marshal  of  the  Camp. 

Wilden  E.  Joseph,  33° Marshal  of  the  Camp. 

Solon  W.  Stevens,  33° Gr.'.  Organist. 

George  W.  Chester,  33° Gr.'.  Seneschal. 

Henry  Schaefer,  33° Assistant  Gr-'.  Seneschal. 


TRUSTEES  OF  PERMANENT  FUND. 

Frederick   W.   Hamilton Term  expires 1914 

Charles  T.  Gallagher Term  expires 1915 

Newton  D.  Arnold Term  expires 1916 

James   Tsaac   Buchanan Term  expires 1917 

Leon   M.  Abbott Term  expires 1918 

Charles  L.  Hubbard Term  expires 1919 

Arthur  G.  Pollard Term  expires 1920 


MEMBERS ACTIVE.  G05 


ACTIVE   MEMBERS. 

WITH    THE    DATES    OF    THEIR    RESPECTIVE    PATENTS. 

Date  of  Receiving  Date  of  Active 

the    33rd    Degree  Membership 

Newton  Darling  Arnold, 

Providence,   R.  I June    17,    1870 Sept.  20,  1882 

Thomas  Evans  Balding, 

Milwaukee,  Wis Sept.  19,   1882 Sept.  20,  1882 

George  Washington  Currier, 

Nashua,  N.  H Sept.  20,  1887 Sept.  18,  1889 

James  Isaac  Buchanan, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa Sept.   16,  1890 Sept.  17,  1890 

Marsh  Olin  Perkins, 

Windsor,  Vt Sept.  23,  1884 Sept.  15,  1891 

James  Hodge  Codding. 

New  York,  N.  Y Sept.   15,  1891 Sept.  18,  1894 

Barton  Smith, 

Toledo,    Ohio    Sept.  20,  1887 Sept.  20,  1894 

George  Wilkins  Guthrie, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa Sept.   15,   1385 Sept.  17,  1895 

Robert  Archibald  Shirrefs, 

Elizabeth,   X.  J Sept.   18,  1894 Sept.  19,  1895 

William  Homan, 

Xew  York.  X.  Y Sept.  18,   1894 Sept.  19,  1895 

Amos  Pettibone, 

Chicago,  111 Sept.  16,  1879 Sept.  16,  1896 

Henry  Brewer  Quinby, 

Lakeport,  X.  H Sept.  16.  1890 Sept.  23,  1897 

George  Henry  Benzenberg, 

Milwaukee,  Wis Sept.   14,   1886 Sept.  19,  1899 

Slvester  Omar  Spring, 

Peoria.  Ill Sept.  19,   1893 Sept.  19,  1899 

William  Geake, 

Fort   Wayne,   Ind Sept.   17,   1889 Sept.  18,  1900 

William  Castein  Mason.  M.D., 

Bangor,  Maine   Sept.  15,  1891 Sept.  17,  1902 

Millard  Fillmore  Hicks. 

Portland,   Maine    Sept.  18.  1894 Sept.  16,  1903 


606  MEMBEBS — ACTIVE. 

Date  "f  Receiving  Date  of  Active 

the    33rd    Degree  Membership 

George  William  Millar, 

New    York.    N.    V Sept.   15,  1885 Sept.  16,  1903 

Charles  Learned  Hubbard, 

Norwich.   Conn Sept.   18,   1894 Sept.  16.  1903 

Charles  Theodore  Gallagher, 

Boston,  Mass Sept.   18,   1900 Sept.  16,  1903 

Robert  Cyrus  Titus, 

Buffalo,  X.  Y Sept.   17,  1895 Sept.  20,  1905 

Arthur  MacArthur, 

Troy.  X.  Y Sept.  16,  1890 Sept.  20.  1905 

Stephen  Smith, 

Vineland,  X.  J Sept.   19,  1894 Sept.  20,  1905 

William  Peiffer  Weiser, 

Camden,  X.  J Sept.  19,  1899 Sept.  20,  1905 

Alrro  Elmore  Chase, 

Portland,  Me Sept.  18,  1888 Sept.  20.  1905 

George  Washington  Kendrick,  Jr., 

Philadelphia,    Pa Sept.   15,  1891 Sept.  20,  1906 

Frank  Sheldon  Harmon, 

Cleveland,  Ohio  Sept.  15,  1903 Sept.  20.  1906 

Horace  Arthur  Irvin, 

Dayton.  Ohio  Sept.  15,   1896 Sept.  20.  1906 

John  Jay  Carton, 

Flint,  Mich Sept.  18,  1906 Sept.  17,  1907 

James  Burton  McFatrich, 

Chicago,  111 Sept.  17,  1895 Sept.  16,  1908 

William  Watson  Perry, 

Milwaukee,  Wis Sept.  20,  1904 Sept.  23,  1909 

Leon  Martin  Abbott, 

Boston,  Mass Sept.  18,   1906 Sept.  23.  1909 

Frederic  Beckwith  Stevens, 

Detroit,  Mich Sept.  16,  1902 Sept.  23,  1909 

Leroy  Albert  Goddard, 

Chicago,  111 Sept.  15,  1896 Sept.  22.  1910 

Thomas  Kite, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio  Sept.  20,  1898 Sept.  22.  1910 

Charles  Melville  Gerdenier, 

Bridgeport,  Conn Sept.  20,  1904 Sept.  22,  1910 

Charls  Carney  Mumford, 

Providence,  R.  I Sept.  17,  1895 Sept.  21,  1911 


MEMBERS — ACTIVE    AND    EMERITUS. 


607 


Date  of  Active 
Membership 


Date  of  Receiving 
the    33rd    Degree 

Thomas  Riley  Marshall, 

Indianapolis,    Ind Sept.  20 

Roscoe  Orlando  Hawkins. 

Indianapolis,    Ind Sept.    18 

John  Prouty  McCune, 

Columbus,  Ohio  Sept.  21 

Delmar  Duane  Darrah, 

Bloomington,  111 Sept.  21 

Frederick  William  Hamilton, 

North    Cambridge,   Mass Sept.  21 

Harry  Jones  Guthrie, 

Wilmington,   Del Sept.    19 

Arthir  Gayton  Pollard, 

Lowell,  Mass Sept.  17,  1895 Oct.    4,  1912 

James  Barber  Krause, 

Williamsport,  Pa.   Sept.  17,  1901 Oct.    4.  1912 


1898 Sept.  21 

1888 Sept.  21 

1897 Sept.  21 

1909 Sept.  21 

1909 Sept.  21 


1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 


1911 Sept.  21,  1911 


EMERITUS  MEMBERS. 


Date  of  Receiving 
the    33rd    Degree 


Abraham  Tolles  Metcalf Battle  Creek,  Mich. .May    2,1867 

Charles  Carroll  Hutchinson.  .  .Lowell,   Mass Aug.  19,  1875 

Daniel  Warren  Lawrence Medford,  Mass Nov.21,1862 


HONORARY    MEMBERS.  609 

HONORARY  MEMBERS  OF  THIS 
SUPREME  COUNCIL 

FROM  OTHER  JURISDICTIONS. 

(causa  honoris.) 

III.'.  Juan  L.  Castellanos.  33°,  Past  Grand  Secretary-General 
H.'.  E-'-  of  the  Supreme  Council  for  Mexico. 

Ill-'-  Porfiro  Diaz,  33°,  Active  Member  of  the  Supreme  Council 
for  Mexico. 

III.'.  Isaac  Henry  Stearns.  33°,  Past  Sovereign  Grand  Com- 
mander of  the  Supreme  Council  for  Canada. 

M.'.  P.'.  James  D.  Richardson,  33°,  Sovereign  Grand  Commander 
of  the  Supreme  Council  for  the  Southern  Jurisdiction,  U.S.A. 

Sir  John  Morison  Gibson,  33°,  M.'.  P.'.  Sovereign  Grand  Com- 
mander of  the  Supreme  Council  for  Canada. 

Ill-'-  Comte  Goblet  d'Alviella,  33°,  M.*.  P.'.  Sovereign  Grand 
Commander  of  the  Supreme  Council  for  France. 

III.'.  Jean  M.  Raymond,  33°,  M-'-  P.".  Sovereign  Grand  Com- 
mander of  the  Supreme  Council  for  France. 

Hon.  Jose  Castellot,  33°,  M.'.  P.".  Sovereign  Grand  Commander 
of  the  Supreme  Council  for  Mexico. 

M-'-  P-*.  Saverio  Fera,  33°,  Sovereign  Grand  Commander  of  the 
Supreme  Council  for  Italy. 

III.'-  Giovanni  Camera,  33°,  Active  Member  of  the  Supreme 
Council   for   Italy. 

Dr.  Manuel  S.  Castellanos,  33°,  M-'-  P.*.  Sovereign  Grand  Com- 
mander of  the  Supreme  Council  for  Cuba. 

Hon-"-  William  Gibson,  33°,  Active  Member  of  the  Supreme 
Council  for  Canada. 


UPNOftAmc     MEMBERS.  611 


HONORARY   MEMBERS 

SEPTEMBER  18,   1913. 

BY  STATES  AND  SENIORITY  OF  MEMBERSHIP.  WITH 
DATES  OF  PATENTS. 

MAINE. 

Name  Residence  Received  33u 

Almon    Charles   Waite Portland   Sept.  15,  1885 

Stephen  Berry   Portland   Sept.  18,  1888 

George  Roscoe  Shaw Portland   Sept.  18,  1888 

Samuel  Fessenden  Beabce Portland   Sept.  18,  1888 

Edmund  Buxton  Mallet Freeport   Sept.  18,  1888 

Augustus  Bowman  Farnham.  .  .Bangor   Sept.  18,  1888 

Albert  Manchester  Penley Auburn    Sept.  18,  1888 

Moses  Mason  Hastings Bethel    Sept.  15,  1891 

Herbert  Harris Portland   Sept.  15,  1891 

Fessenden  Irving  Day Lewiston    Sept.  18,  1894 

Elbridge  Gerry  Heath Auburn    Sept.  18,  1894 

Thomas  Warren  Burr Bangor     Sept.  21,  1897 

Treby  Johnson  August    Sept.  21.  1897 

Charles  Irving  Riggs Portland    Sept.  19,  1899 

Leander  Webster  Fobes Portland   Sept.  19,  1899 

Frank  Eugene  Sleeper.  M.D Sabattus    Sept.  18,  1900 

Hugh   Ross  Chaplin Bangor    Sept.  18,  1900 

Charles  Edwin  Libby Newton,  Mass Sept.  15,  1903 

Charles  Kirk  Tilden II  alio  well  Sept.  20,  1904 

Albert  Henry  Burroughs Westbrook    Sept.  18,  1906 

Alfred    Sanders    Kimball Norway    Sept.  18,  1906 

Fredi-ric  Winslow  Adams Bangor    .'Sept.  18,  1906 

Frederick  Chas.  Thayer,  M.D.  .Waterville    Sept.  15,  19*18 

Frank  Jennes  Cole Bangor    Sept.  21.  1909 

Silas  Bradley  Adams Portland     Oct.     1,  1912 

Joseph    Ellicott   Henley Portland     Oct.     1,  1912 

Charles  Fletcher  Johnson Waterville    Oct.     1,  1912 

William  Freeman  Eord Auburn    Sept.  16,  1913 


612  honorary  members. 

NEW   HAMPSHIIRE. 

Name  Residence  Received  33° 

John  Francis  Webster Concord   Sept.  17,  1885 

Charles  H.  Webster Nashua    Sept.  17,  1889 

Frank  Luther  Sanders Concord    Sept.  20,  1892 

Nathan  Parker  Hunt Manchester    Sept.  20,  1892 

Oscar  C.   Hatch Littleton    Sept.  18,  1894 

Charles  N.  Towle Concord    Sept.  15,  1896 

Charles   C.   Hayes Manchester   Sept.  21,  1897 

George  I.   McAllister Manchester    Sept.  18,  1900 

Garvin   R.  Magoon Coos    Sept.  18,  1900 

Frank  J.  Philbrick Portsmouth    Sept.  16,  1902 

Roscoe  G.   Blanchard Dover    Sept.  16,  1902 

John  T.  W.  Ham Dover    Sept.  16,  1902 

John   Haven   Nealley Dover    Sept.  15,  1903 

Henry   Eben    Burnham Manchester    Sept.  20,  1904 

Alonzo  Melvin  Foss Dover    Sept.  19,  1905 

Solon  Augustus  Carter Concord    Sept.  19,  1905 

Joseph  Brodie  Smith Manchester    Sept.  19,  1905 

Harry  Morrison  Cheney Lebanon   Sept.  19,  1905 

Frank  Herbert  Whitcomb Keene    Sept.  18,  1906 

Charles  Gale  Shedd Keene    Sept.  18,  1906 

William  Wallace  Oliver Lisbon    Sept.  21,  1909 

Gustave  Peyser   Portsmouth   Sept.  21,  1909 

Isaac  Long  Heath Manchester    Sept.  21,  1909 

Stephen  Shannon  Jewett Laconia    Sept.  20,  1910 

William   Alberto  Plummer Laconia  Sept.  19,  1911 

Frank  Lermond  Pryor Portsmouth   Oct.     1,  1912 

George  Elmer  Danforth Nashua   Oct.     1,  1912 

Charles  Lewis  Wentworth Rochester    Sept.  16,  1913 

Walter  Greenland  Africa Manchester   Sept.  16,  1913 

William  Dwight  Chandler Concord    Sept.  16,  1913 

VERMONT. 

Charles  Henry  Heaton Montpelier    Sept.  15,  1885 

Howard  Fremont  Hill Concord,   N.   H....Sept.  15,  1885 

Albro  F.  Nichols St.  Johnsbury Sept.  18,  1888 

George  Harris  Kinsley Burlington    Sept.  18,  1888 

Silas  W.  Cummings Providence,  R.  I... Sept.  17,  1889 

Sayles   Nichols    Burlington  Sept.  15,  1891 

George  W.  Wing Montpelier    Sept.  15,  1891 


HONORARY    MEMBERS.  613 

VERMONT— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33q 

Charles  Warren  YVhitcomb Cavendish    Sept.  20,  1892 

Daniel  N.  Nicholson Burlington    Sept.  18,  1894 

Charles  A.  Calderwood St.  Johnsbury Sept.  18,  1894 

Jesse   E.   Thomson Rutland    Sept.  18,  1894 

John  H.  Whipple Manchester   Sept.  17,  1895 

Elihu  B.  Taft Burlington  Sept.  17.  1895 

Kittridge  Haskins   Brattleboro    Sept.  19,  1899 

Daniel  Payson Windsor   Sept.  18,  1900 

Henry  S.  Root Newport   Sept.  17,  1901 

Charles   H.   Stearns Johnson    Sept.  17,  1901 

Everett  C.  Benton Guildhall    Sept.  16,  1902 

Hamilton  Sullivan  Peck Burlington    Sept.  15,  1903 

Henry  Herbert  Ross Burlington    Sept.  15,  1903 

Walter    Eugene    Ranger Providence,  R.  I. .  .Sept.  20,  1904 

Olin  Weston  Daley.  M.D White  River  Jet... Sept.  20.  1904 

Isaac    Davis    Bailey Brattleboro    Sept.  18,  1906 

Henry  Lincoln  Ballou Chester   Sept.  20,  1910 

Lee  Stephen  Tillotson St.  Albans    Sept.  19,  1911 

Edward  Louis  Bates Bennington    Sept.  19,  1911 

David  Adams    Elliott White  River  Jet... Sept.  29,  1911 

George  Frank  Root Newport    Sept.  19.  1911 

Roy  Gesner  Tyler Springfield,    Mass... Oct.     1,  1912 

Frederick  Herbert  Babbitt Bellows    Fall Sept.  16,  1913 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

William  A.  Smith Worcester    Dec.  20.  1864 

Henry  Endicott Cambridge    Aug.  20.  1874 

Albert  Calvin   Smith Boston Sept.  23.  1884 

Charles  C.  Spellman Springfield   Sept.  15,  I  385 

George  S.  Carpenter Boston   Sept.  14.  1886 

Erastus  H.  Doclittle Boston   .'...Sept.  14.  1886 

E.   Bentley  Young Boston    Sept.  20, 

Josiah  L.  Seward,  D.D Ulston    Sept.  20.  1887 

Benjamin  W.  Rowell Boston  Sept.  17.  1889 

Min-ot  J.  Savage,  D.D New   York,  N.  Y..Sept.  17.  1889 

Joseph  W.  Work Boston     Sept.  1 7. 

Albert  Lewis  Richardson- Boston    Sept.  16 

Frederick  H.  Spring Boston     Sept.  15,  1891 

George  Harrison  Allen Lynn    Sept.  15,  1891 


614 


HON  () B  A B  Y     H  K M  B r. RS . 

MASSACHUSETTS— Continued. 


Name  Residence  Ri 

William  Edward  Livingston.... Lowell Sep 

Freeman  Clark  Hersey,  M.D... Boston    Sep 

James   Harvey  Young Boston    Sep 

Theodore  H.  Emmons Boston    Sep 

Edmund  P.  Kendrick Springfield  Sep 

Samuel  F.  Hubbard Boston     Sep 

Edward  A.    Frrrs Haverhill  Sep 

Euge ne  A.   I  Iolton Boston     Sep 

Thomas  Kellough F.ast  Boston   Sep 

Muses  Cawley  Plummer Boston     Sep 

Edwin    1!.    Holmes Boston     Sep 

William    B.   Lawrence Medford  Sep 

John  M.   Raymond Salem    Sep 

William  D.  T.  Trefry Marblehead Sep 

Dana  J.  Flanders Maiden   Sep 

John  S.  F.  Bush,  M.D Boston    Sep 

James  M.  Gleason Boston    Sep 

George  H.  Rhodes Tauton    Sep 

Charles  F.  Young Lowell    Sep 

Solon  W.  Stevens Lowell    Sep 

Henry   X.   Fisher Waltham   Sep 

John   H.  BOWKER Boston    Sep 

Charles   M.    Pear Cambridge  Sep 

J.  Albert  Blake  Maiden   Sep 

John   L.  Bates Boston    Sep 

Henry  A.  Belcher Randolph  Sep 

James  Stone  Blake Brookline    Sep 

William  Henry  Puffer Milton    Sep 

GeBrge  Edwin  Savory Boston  Sep 

Edwin   Augustus  Blodgett Springfield  Sep 

Frank  Kittridge  Stearns Lowell  Sep 

Rinaldo   B.    Richardson Boston    Sep 

Stephen   Herbert  Roblin Brookline    Sep 

Charles  1 1  allett  Ramsay Boston    Sep 

Charles  Aaron  Estey East  Boston   Sep 

Edward  Clarence  Battis Salem    Sep 

Curtis  Guild,  Jr Boston    Sep 

Edward  M.  Woodward Worcester    Sep 

William   Thomas  PETHERBRiDGE.Pittsfield    Sep 

Josiah    Thomas   Dyer Somerville  Sep 


CEIVED  33" 

.  15,  1891 

.  20,  1892 

.  19,  1893 

.  19,  1893 

.  18.  1894 

.  17.  1895 

.  17,  1895 

.  17.  1895 

.  15.  1896 

.  15,  1896 

.  15,  1896 

.  15,  1896 

21,  1897 

.  21,  1897 

.  21,  1897 

.  21,  1897 

.  21.  1897 

.21,  1897 

.  20,  1898 

19,  1899 

.  19.  1899 

.  18,  1900 

.  18,  1900 

.  18,  1900 

.  18,  1900 

.  17,  1901 

.  15.  1903 

.  20.  1904 

.  20,  1904 

.  20.  1904 

19.  1905 

19,  1905 

18.  1906 

18,  1906 

18.  1906 

IS,  1006 

18,  1906 

18.  1906 

17,  1907 

17.  1907 


HONORARY    MEMBERS.  615 

MASSACHUSETTS— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33" 

Francis  Alfred  Harrington' Worcester  Sept.  17,  19(17 

Edward  George  Graves Boston    Sept.  17,  1907 

Edward  Augustus  Hortox Boston    Sept.  17.  1907 

Thomas  White  Davis Waverly    Sept.  17.  1907 

William  Porter  Wood Dalton    Sept.  21,  1909 

John  Edwin  Pierce Lynn    Sept.  21,  1909 

Addison  Lyman  Osborne Lynn   Sept.  21,  1909 

Henry   Lawrence  Green Worcester    Sept.  21,  1909 

Charles  Edwards  Davis Worcester    Sept.  21,  1909 

Thomas  Bevington  Lawrence    Sept.  21,  1909 

George  Wellington   Chester Boston    Sept.  21,  1909 

Charles   Flagg  Spellmax Springfield    Sept.  21.  1909 

Jesse  Edwin  Ames Boston    Sept.  21,  1909 

Ernest  Burleigh  Moore Medford    Sept.  20.  1910 

Samuel  Dibble  Sherwood Springfield   Sept.  19,  1911 

Edward  Swift  Benedict Boston    Sept.  19,  1911 

Allen  Towner  Treadway Stockbridge    Oct.     1.  1912 

Joseph  Totten  Paul Boston   Oct.     1.  1912 

Fred  Davis  McGregor Haverhill    Oct.     1.  1912 

Harry   Robinson  Dow North  Andover Oct.     1.  1912 

1 1 arrv  Gilmore  Pollard Lowell    Oct.     1,  1912 

Frank  Melville  Heath Worcester   Oct.     1.  1912 

Forrest  E.  Barker Worcester   Oct.     1,  1912 

Arthur  Henry  Burton Worcester    Sept.  16,  1913 

John  J.  Van  Valkenburgh So.   Framingham...Sept.  16.  1913 

Frank  Davenport  Fuller Springfield    Sept.  16,  1913 

Harlan  Hoge  Ballard Pittsfield    Sept.  16.  1913 

Roscoe  Pound  Belmont    Sept.  16,  1913 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Albert  H.   Chaffee Worcester    June  17,  1870 

George  Leander  Shepley Providence    Sept.  15,  1891 

William   Edward  Husband Providence    Sept.   19.  1893 

Andrew  B.  Eddy Providence    Sept.  17.  1895 

Charles  C.  Newhali Providence    Sept.  17,  1895 

Walter  B.  Vincent Providence    Sept.  17,  1895 

J.  Edward  Studley Providence    Sept.  20.  1898 

Cyrus  Manchester  Van  Slyck,  .  Providence    Sept.  15.  1903 

William  Henry  Scott Providence    Sept.  18,  1906 


GIG  HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

RHODE  ISLAND— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33u 

Joseph    Wood    Freeman Central    Falls Sept.  17,  1907 

Rorert  Stillman  Franklin Newport   Sept.  15.  1908 

Judson  Carey   Mackenzie Fall   River,  Mass.. Sept.  21,  1909 

Frederic  Irving  Dana Providence    Sept.  20,  1910 

George  Henry  Holmes Providence    Sept.  19,  1911 

John  Francis  Clark Providence    Sept.  19,  1911 

James  Augustus  Rogers Providence    Oct.     1,1912 

William  Huckins  Carpenter.  ..  Providence    Oct.     1,  1912 

Joseph  Peleg  Burlingame Providence    Sept.  16,  1913 

Norris  Greenleaf  Abbott Providence    Sept.  16,  1913 

CONNECTICUT. 


Charles  E.  Billings Hartford   Aug.  20 

Charles  W.  Skiff Danbury  Aug.  16 

Arthur  H.   Brewer Norwich  Sept.  14 

Alpheus  D.  Dutton Bridgeport    Sept.  17 

Nathan  Douglas  Sevin Norwich    Sept.  IS 

Julius  William   Knowlton Bridgeport    Sept.  19 

H.  Wales  Lines Meriden    Sept.  19 

George  L.  Porter,  M.D Bridgeport    Sept.  15 

Silas  Chapman,  Jr Hartford   Sept.  21 

Costello  Lippitt  Norwich  Sept.  20 

Henry   D.   Beach Bridgeport    Sept.  19 

Edward  M.  Armstrong New  Haven  Sept.  19 

Eli  C.  Birds:  v Meriden    Sept.  19 

Norm  and  F.  Allen Hartford    Sept.  18 

David  R.  Alling New  Haven  Sept.  19, 

Nelson  J.  Welton Waterbury   Sept.  16 

Albert  Seymour  Comstock Norwich  Sept.  15 

Ebenezer  Sanborn  Phillips Bridgeport   Sept.  20: 

Eddie  Schuyler  Davis Middletown   Sept.  20 

James  Henry  Jarman Hartford   Sept.  20 

William  Whitney  Price New  Haven  Sept.  20 

John   Chester   Averill Norwich    Sept.  19 

William   Ezra  Withey New  London  Sept.  19 

Albert  Mills  Wooster ' Bridgeport    Sept.  19 

George  Elsey  Melius Bridgeport    Sept.  18 

John  Rawson  Hughes Waterbury  Sept.  15 


1874 
1876 
1886 
1889 
1891 
1893 
1893 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1899 
1899 
1900 
1899 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1905 
1905 
1905 
1906 
1908 


HONORARY    MEMBERS.  GIT 

CONNECTICUT— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33" 

William  Francis  Loomis Hartford    Sept.  15,  1908 

Thomas  William   Morgan Hartford    Sept.  15,  1908 

Charles  Ernest  Rounds New  Haven  Sept.  21,  1909 

Chas.  Tpeodore  Beardsley,  Jr.  .  Bridgeport    Sept.  21,  1909 

Walter  Sherman  Garde Hartford   Sept.  21,  1909 

William  Watson  Frayer Hartford   Sept.  21,  1909 

Carey  Congdon  New  London Sept.  21,  1909 

Elbridge  Allen  Bidwell Norwich    Oct.     1  1912 

Frank  Ward  Dunham Hartford     Oct.     1,  1912 

Angus  Howard  Mackenzie Bridgeport   Sept.  16,  1913 

Joel  Thomas  Wooster Bridgeport    Sept.  16,  1913 

Albert  Ward  Mattoon New   Haven Sept.  16,  1913 

Burton    Hiram    Strickland New  Haven Sept.  16,  1913 

Howard  Louis  Stanton Norwich   Sept.  16,  1913 

NEW  YORK. 

Seymour  H.  Stone Syracuse   June     7,  1866 

Edwin  J.  Loomis Norwich    June  17,  1870 

Edward  H.  Brown Syracuse   Feb.     7,  1872 

George  W.  Gilbert East  Orange,  N J.. Sept.  18,  1878 

Edward  M.  L.  Ehlers New  York Sept.  20,  1881 

William   Lincoln  Sage New  York Sept.  20,  1881 

John  N.  Macomb Lawrence,  Kan.... Sept.  19,  1882 

George  Washburn  Fuller Corning    Sept.  15,  1885 

William  A.  Brodie Geneseo   Sept.  15,  1885 

William  Joseph  Lawless New  York Sept.  15,  1885 

Albert  Becker,  Jr Brooklyn   Sept.  14,  1886 

Foster   Ely    Stamford,  Conn.  ...Sept.  14,  1886 

John  W.  Richardson Brooklyn    Sept.  20,  1887 

Frank  R.  Lawrence New  York Sept.  26,  1887 

Hiram   W.   Plumb Syracuse   Sept.  18,  1888 

George  McGown   Palmyra    Sept.  18,  1888 

James  McGee   Brooklyn    Sept.  20,  1888 

Byron  S.  Frisbie Utica    Sept.  17,  1889 

Frederic  A.  Benson Binghamton   Sept.  17,  1889 

Daniel  M.   MacLellan Flushing    Sept.  17,  1889 

Thomas  R.  Lombard Cornelia,  Ga Sept.  23.  1889 

Stephen  D.  Affleck New  York Sept.  16,  1890 

Charles  T.  Griffith New  York Sept.  16,  1890 


6 1 8 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 
NEW  Y<  >RK— Continued. 


Name  Residence  Rec 

Edwin  D.  Washburne New  York Sept. 

William  Shereb  Brooklyn    Dec. 

Omar  Alexander  11  ink Watertown   Sept. 

Alfred  Goold  Wright Rochester    Sept. 

Sara.m    R.  Ellison New    York Sept. 

William  John  Duncan New    York Sept. 

John  Henry  Duncan Silver  Springs Sept. 

Charles  H.  Armatage Albany    Sept. 

Frank  B.  Goble Rochester    Sept. 

Amos  S.  Edwards Syracuse    Sept. 

Robert  D.  Williams Albany    Sept. 

George  Wood  New    York Sept. 

William  J.  Matthews New    York Sept. 

Robebt  B.  Stiles Lansingburg Sept. 

Edwin  C.  Hall Syracuse     Sept. 

Horace   G.    Stone Syracuse     Sept. 

Joseph  C.  Moore Corning    Sept. 

Hugh   H.Kendall Corning    Sept. 

John    L.    Brothers Brooklyn   Sept. 

George  L.   Brown Buffalo    Sept. 

George  A.   Neweli Medina    Sept. 

Frank  H.  VlCK Rochester    Sept. 

John   W.  Sisson New  York Sept. 

Augustus  K.  Sloan Brooklyn   Sept. 

J.   Hungerford  Smith Rochester  Sept. 

Edward  W.   H  atch New  York Sept. 

Truman  S.  Pkitchard Corning    Sept. 

Charles  D.  Bingham Watertown    Sept. 

Marvin   1.  Greenwood Newark     Sept. 

T.  Henry  Dumary Albany    Sept. 

Francis  G.  Ward Buffalo    Sept. 

Joel  H.  Prescott,  Jr Buffalo    Sept. 

David  M.  Johnson Binghamton   Sept. 

William  W.  Sisson Binghamton   Sept. 

Charles  E.  Sickles New    York Sept. 

Henry  Stowell Troy    Sept. 

Willi  \m  F.  Demarest New  York Sept. 

John  T.  Xewei.i Ogdensburg   Sept. 

Thomas   Brooks    Rochester    Sept. 

Dexter  D.  Curtis Elmira    Sept. 


EIVED  33" 

16 

1890 

1 

1891 

20 

1S92 

20 

1S92 

19 

1893 

19 

1893 

19. 

1893 

18 

1894 

18 

1894 

18 

1894 

18 

1894 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17 

1895 

17. 

1895 

17 

1895 

17. 

1895 

15. 

1896 

15. 

1896 

15. 

1896 

15. 

1896 

15. 

1896 

15. 

1896 

15 

1896 

21. 

1897 

21. 

1897 

21. 

1897 

21. 

1897 

21. 

1897 

21. 

1897 

20. 

1898 

20. 

1898 

20, 

1898 

20. 

1898 

20, 

1808 

HONORARY.     MEMBERS. 

NEW  YORK— Continued. 


61! 


Name  Residence  Received  33° 

Charles   II.    Luscomb Brooklyn   Sept.  20,  1898 

Charles    E.    Hayes Buffalo    Sept.  20,  1898 

Benno  Loewy   New  York Sept.  19.  1899 

Joseph  \Y.  Roberts New  York Sept.  19.  1899 

James   Belknap   New  York Sept.  19,  1899 

Joseph  D.  Craig,  M.D Albany    Sept.  19,  1899 

John  H.  Lindsay Albany    Sept.  19,  1899 

George  C.  Hanford Syracuse    Sept.  19,  1899 

Frederick  W.  Putnam,  M.D Binghamton    Sept.  19,  1899 

William  H.  Kephart New    York Sept.  19,  1899 

John   G.   Allen Rochester    Sept.  19,  1899 

Walter  D.  Green Buffalo    Sept.  19.  1899 

Marston   R.  Cockey New    York Sept.  18,  1900 

Abel  M.  Woodworth New    York Sept.  18.  1900 

Jay   B.  Kline Syracuse Sept.  18,  1900 

John  B.  Colman Rochester    Sept.  18,  1900 

Samuel  Root  Buffalo   Sept.  18,  1900 

Theodore  P.  Calkin Binghamton    Sept.  18,  1900 

William  W.  Share Brooklyn    Sept.  17,  1901 

John  A.   H.  Dressei Brooklyn    Sept.   17,  1901 

George  F.  Crosman Rochester    Sept.  17,  1901 

Frank  B.  Hower Buffalo    Sept.  17,  1901 

William   W.   Newell Binghamton    Sept.  17,  1901 

Willtam   H.   Ly'ons Buffalo    Sept.  17,  1901 

Whitney  V.  Parke Binghamton    Sept.  16,  1902 

Timothy  M.  Cheesman,  M.D..  ..  Garrisons  Sept.  16,  1902 

Edward  Hiscox  Watson Brooklyn    Sept.  15,  1903 

Edward'  Richardson  Knowles.  ..  Brooklyn    Sept.  15,  1903 

Austin  Sylvester  Bump Binghamton    Sept.  15.  1903 

Herbert  Leary  Rochester    Sept.  15,  1903 

Willis  Wood  Rice Watertown    Sept.  15,  1903 

John  Comosh   Corning  Sept.  15,  1903 

William    Henry  Butler Albany    Sept.  15,  1903 

Clarence  Henry  Sandford New   York Sept.  15.  1903 

Thomas  Andrew  Lewis New    York Sept.  20,  1904 

John  Lloyd  Thomas New  York Sept.  20,  1904 

George  Henry  Woolley Detroit.  Mich Sept.  20,  1904 

Charles  Vogei Rochester  Sept.  20,  1904 

Robert  Hooper  Wemyss Hempstead    Sept.  20,  1904 

William  Ottowell  Buckland.  ..  Binghamton    Sept.  20,  1904 


620 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

NEW  YORK—  Continued. 

Name  Residence 


Received  33° 


Robert  Judson  Kenworthy Brooklyn    Sep 

George  Clinton   Buffalo    Sep 

Sheldon  Brady  Broadhead Jamestown    Sep 

Henry  Thomas  Dana Cortland    Sep 

Frederick  S.   Parkhurst Medina   Sep 

Hollis  Eli  Cooley New  York Sep 

Howard  Everett  Plaisted Syracuse    Sep 

Edward  Archibald  Crostic New  York Sep 

Charles  Frederick  Bishop Buffalo    Sep 

Edward   Byron   Cantine Albany    Sep 

Rollin  Weston  Meeker Binghamton   Sep 

George  Ellery  Dennison Utica   Sep 

Aaron  Barrows  Cutting Gouverneur Sep 

Clarence  Augustus  Barbour.  . . .  Rochester    Sep 

Townsend  Scudder  Glen  Head Sep 

Alan  H.  Gardner  Hardwicke.  . .  Niagara  Falls Sep 

Walter  Walgrove  Griffith New  York Sep 

Read  Gordon  Dilworth Brooklyn    Sep 

John  Partridge  Deal Troy    Sep 

Joseph  McKay Troy    Sep 

Morris  Benson Buffalo   Sep 

William  McLeod  Alexander Randolph  Sep 

Harry  Clay  Walker Binghamton   Sep 

George  Alden   Benton Rochester    Sep 

Luther  Christopher  Warner  . . .  Albany   Sep 

William   Edwin  Duncan New    York Sep 

John  Joseph  Coleman Port    Washington. Sep 

William  Stormont  Hackett Albany   Sep 

James   Franklin   Elder New  York Sep 

James  Chambers  New  York Sep 

Theodore  Augustus  Taylor Brooklyn   Sep 

William  Clive  Crosby New  York Sep 

Charles  Wesley  Snow.' Syracuse    Sep 

Joseph  Franklin  Roe,  M.D Binghamton    Sep 

Samuel   Nelson   Sawyer Palmyra   Sep 

Linsley  Marcus  Gould Rochester    Sep 

Martin  Henry  Blecher Buffalo    Sep 

George  Fobes Olean    Sep 

James  Henry  Curtin New  York Sep 

Robert  Willson    New    York Sep 


20, 
19, 

19, 
19, 
19, 
19, 
18, 
18, 
18, 
18, 
IS, 


21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
21 
20. 


1904 
1905 
1905 
1905 
1905 
1905 
1906 
1906 
1906 
1906 
1906 
1906 
1906 
1907 
1907 
1907 
1907 
1907 
1907 
1907 
1908 
1908 
1908 
1908 
1908 
1908 
1908 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1910 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 
NEW  YORK— Continued. 


G21 


Name 


Residence 


Received  33° 


Wilmuth   Everett  Blackburn.  .Brooklyn   Sep 

Joseph  Albert  Lawson Albany    Sep 

William  Finder,  Jr Troy    Sep 

Joseph  Homet  Horton Buffalo    Sep 

Charles   DeForest  Galliger.  ...  Rochester    Sep 

William    Arthur   Johnson Binghamtoh   Sep 

Jerome  Lucius  Cheney Syracuse     Sep 

Wm.  H.  Harrison  Chamberlain.  Syracuse     Sep 

William  Doran  Cushman New  York   City... Sep 

Joseph   F.   Berry Buffalo    Sep 

Warren  Judson  Cheney Corning    Sep 

Frederick  Robinson  Smith Rochester    Sep 

Henry  Wilhelm   Wedel Rochester    Sep 

John  Carlisle  Loudon Brooklyn    Sep 

Charles  Augustus  Tonsor Brooklyn    Sep 

George  Kelley  Staples Buffalo     Oc 

Ernest   Lyle   Simpson Schenectady   Oc 

Jonathan   Selah    Smith Cohoes  Oc 

Chauncey  Mitchell  Depew New  York  City. . . .  Oc 

William   John   Eakins New  York  City.  ...Oc 

Francis  Thomas  Coppins Buffalo  Oc 

James    Norton    Crocker Saratoga   Springs.. .Oc 

George  Roe  Van  De  Water New    York   City. .  .Sep 

Esten   Asprey    Fletcher Rochester    Sep 

Thomas  Smith  Rochester    Sep 

Charles  A.  Brockaway Brooklyn    Sep 

John  Archibald   Morison New  York   City... Sep 

Frederick  Luke  Classen Albany    Sep 

Henry  Hudson Hudson     Sep 

Otto  William  Volger Buffalo    Sep 

George  Hubbard  Clarke Buffalo    Sep 

John   Michael  Janes Poughkeepsie     Sep 


1910 
1910 
1910 
1910 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
1912 
1912 
1-912 
1912 
1912 
1912 
1912 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 


NEW  JERSEY. 

Marcu*  Higginbotham    Jersey  City Nov.  17,  1872 

Edward  Mills    Camden    Sept.  14,  1886 

Thomas   F.   Watson Jersey  City Sept.  15,  1896 

Henry  C.  Roome Jersey  City Sept.  15,  1896 


622 


HONORARY     MEMBERS. 


NEW  JERSEY— Continued. 


Name  Residence  Rec 

Albert  C.  Stevens East  Orange Sep 

Edward   L.  Tii.lou Elizabeth  Sep 

Joseph  E.  Moore Jersey  City  Sep 

George  A.  Squire Morristown  Sep 

David  H.  Lukens Trenton    Sep 

John   G.  Gopsill Jersey  City Sep 

Walter   B.  Ward New  York,  N.  Y..Sep 

William   H.  Grosscup New  York,  N.  Y..Sep 

Joseph  W.  Congdon Paterson  Sep 

Joseph  Ashton,  Jr Trenton  Sep 

Harry  Onslow Jersey  City Sep 

Walter   Chandler    Elizabeth   Sep 

Robert    Blackwood  Sears Jersey  City Sep 

George   Frederick   Hammond Camden    Sep 

Sam  tel  Glover  Rudderow Camden  Sep 

Charles   Perkins   Russ Elizabeth   Sep 

Walter  James  Parsons Camden  Sep 

William    Daniel  Wolfskeil Elizabeth    Sep 

Herbert  Gay  Chase Camden Sep 

William  Van  Eerde Paterson   Sep 

Richard   Conover  Chamberlain. Trenton    Sep 

Theodore  Beekman  Townley..    Elizabeth    Sep 

Austen   Hall  McGregor Newark    Sep 

Benjamin  Franklin  Wakefield. Trenton    Sep 

John   William   Roy   Crawford.  .  Brooklyn,   N.   Y...Sep 

William  Henry  Jones Newark    Sep 

Leslie  Alison  Burritt Bayonne   Sep 

Elmer   Barwis    Trenton    Sep 

Adam    Reber   Sloan Atco   Sep 

James  Neilson   Camden     Sep 

George  William  Fortmeyer East  Orange   Sep 

Edwin  Wilmer  Collins Camden   Sep 

John   Milnor  Wright Trenton    Sep 

Charles    Place  Sparkman Paterson   Sep 

James  Clarence  Conover Freehold    Sep 

Henry    Clay   Cadmus Elizabeth    Sep 

John  Charles  Cassidy East  Orange    Sep 

Mahlon   Morey   Elizabeth    Sep 

Herbert  Frapwei.i Arlington    Sep 

Merritt  Greenwood  Perkins Newark   Sep 


EIVED  33* 

15,  1896 
20.  1898 
19,  1899 
19,  1899 

19,  1899 
18,  1900 
18.  1900 
18.  1900 
17,  1901 
17,  1901 

16,  1902 
16.  1902 
15,  1903 
15.  1903 

20.  1904 
20,  1904 
20,  1904 

20,  1904 
9,  1905 
9,  1905 
9.  1905 
8,  1906 
7,  1907 
5.  1908 
5.  1908 
5,  1908 
5.  1908 
5,  1908 
5.  1908 
5.  1908 

21.  1909 
21,  1909 
21,  1909 
21.  1909 
21.  1909 
21.  1909 
20.  1910 
20.  1910 
20.  1910 
20.  1910 


HONORARY     JtEMBERS.  623 

NEW  JERSEY— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33* 

Allton  Harvey  Sherman Orange   Sept.  20,  1910 

Cooper  Hancock  Prickitt Burlington    Sept.  20,  1910 

Palmer  Howe  Charlock Elizabeth    Sept.  19,  1911 

Alfred  Kramer  Lueckel Trenton    Sept.  19,  191 1 

Henry  Randolph  Teepe Jersey  City Oct.     1,  1912 

James  William  McCarthy Jersey  City Sept.  16,  1913 

Alfred  William  Piaget Paterson    Sept.  16,  1913 

David  Stewart  South Trenton  Sept.  16,  1913 

Richard  Coggins  Aitken Camden    Sept.  16,  1913 

Charles  Wesley  Gasman Haddon    Heights.  .Sept.  16,  1913 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

M.  Richards  Muckle Philadelphia    Dec.     5.  1871 

Edward  S.  Wyckoff Philadelphia    Dec.     5,  1871 

Franklin  Garragues Philadelphia    Sept.  22.  1880 

William  Boling  Meredith Kittanning    Sept.   15,  1885 

Charles  Henry  Cummings Plymouth,  N.  H...Sept.  15,  1885 

Vosburgh    N.    Shaffer Phoenixville   Sept.  14,  1886 

Samuel  W.  Wray Philadelphia    Sept.  14.  1886 

James  Kerr.  Jr Edgewood  Park... Sept.  14,  1886 

John   B.   Arnold Aurora.  Ill Sept.  16.  1886 

Joel  S.  Eaby Lancaster    Sept.  20,  1887 

Lee  S.  Smith Pittsburgh     Sept.  16,  1890 

Charles  Cary Philadelphia    Sept.  16,  1890 

Henry  N.  Dunnell,  M.D Scranton    Sept.  16.  1890 

Stockton  Bates  Philadelphia    Sept.  15,  1891 

Americus  Vespucius  Holmes Pittsburgh  Sept.  20.  1892 

Peter  Barkf.y.  M.D Erie    Sept.  17.  1895 

Amos  H.  Hai.i Philadelphia   Sept.  17.  1895 

Edgar    F.    Smith Philadelphia    Sept.   17.  1895 

Harvey  A.  McKillip Bloomsburg    Sept.  17,  1895 

J.  Henry  Williams Philadelphia    Sept.  15.  1896 

George  C.  Johnstone Ben  Avon   Sept.  15.  1896 

Edwin   Boone   Reading    Sept.  15,  1896 

Alfred  S.   Bishop Pittsburgh     Sept.  20,  1898 

George  Hale.  M.D Frankford    Sept.  20.  1898 

I Tf\-ry  H.  Arnold Pittsburgh  Sept.  19.  1899 

Harry  W.  Dunlap Pittsburgh   Sept.  19.  1899 

Richard  Maris  Philadelphia   Sept.  18.  1900 


624 


JIOXORARY    MEMBERS. 

PENNSYLVANIA— Confined. 


Name 

David  A.  Sawdey 

Walter  D.  Clark 

George  B.  Orlady 

Owen  M.  Copelin 

James  S.  Arnold 

Frank  W.  Martenis 

Samuel  Hamilton   

James   McLaren    

Edgar  A.  Tennis 

Adam  H.  Schmehl 

Samuel  W.  Fleming 

Charles  Mathias  Bartberger.  . . 

Herman  Junker    

George  Buchanan  Wells 

Joseph   Butler   

Sandford  Halcey  Lewis 

Walton  Kirby  Swetland 

William  Munroe  Hamilton..., 

George  Allaire  Howe 

William   Smith  Brown 

Andrew  Gibson  Criswell  Smith 

Louis  Wagner  

John  Albert  Bolard,  D.D.S 

John  Henry  Shopp 

Frederick  Augustus  Achey,M.D 

John   Frederick  Laedlein 

William   Maylin   , 

Robert  Emeroy  Umbel 

Eli  Edmundson,  Jr 

David  Lindsay  Gillespie 

John  Galen  Hess 

William  Wolff  Awspach , 

John  Ormerod  

Henry  Gilbert  Bruner,  M.D.. 

John  McMullan  Core 

Tames    Nourse   Kline 

Frederick   William  Ulrich 

William  Luther  Gorgas 

William  Mayne  Donaldson 


Residence  Received  33° 

Erie    Sept. 

Newcastle    Sept. 

Huntingdon    Sept. 

I  larrisburg    Sept. 

Pittsburgh   Sept. 

South  Bethlehem.  .Sept. 

Braddock  Sept. 

Ben   Avon Sept. 

Philadelphia   Sept. 

Reading    Sept. 

Harrisburg    Sept. 

Pittsburgh   Sept. 

Pittsburgh   Sept. 

Philadelphia    Sept. 

Philadelphia    Sept. 

Coudersport    Sept. 

Coudersport    Sept. 

Pittsburgh  Sept. 

Pittsburgh  Sept.  20, 

Pittsburgh Sept.  20, 

Media    Sept.  20, 

Philadelphia    Sept.  20, 

Philadelphia    Sept.  20, 

Harrisburg    Sept.  20, 

East  Petersburg. .  .Sept.  20, 

Williamsport    Sept.  20,  1904 

Scranton    Sept.  20,  1904 

Uniontown    Sept.  19,  1905 

Pittsburgh  Sept.  19,  1905 

Pittsburgh   Sept.  19,  1905 

Williamsport    Sept. 

Milton  Sept. 


8,  1900 
7,  1901 
7,  1901 
7,  1901 
6,  1902 
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19,  1905 
Coudersport  Sept.  19,  1905 

1905 
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1906 
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18,  1906 


Philadelphia   Sept.  19, 

Uniontown    Sept. 

Williamsport    Sept. 

South  Bethlehem.. Sept.  18 

Harrisburg    Sept 

Harrisburg    Sept 


HONORARY    MEMBERS.  625 

PENNSYLVANIA— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33° 

John   Charles  Taylor Philadelphia   Sept.  18,  1906 

Harry  Kochersperger  Leech.  ...  Philadelphia   Sept.  18,  1906 

David   Foulk   Collixgwood Braddock   Sept.  18,  1906 

John  Russell  Campbell Oil  City Sept.  18,  1906 

William  Denmark  McIlroy.  . . .  Pittsburgh     Sept.  18,  1906 

Joseph    Edward   Lewis Pittsburgh     Sept.  18,  1906 

Joseph  George  Morris Pittsburgh     Sept.  17,  1907 

Geo.  Washington  Kexdrick,  3d.  Philadelphia   Sept.  17.  1907 

John  Jamison   Stewart Harrisburg    Sept.  17,  1907 

Arthur  Daniel  Bacon Harrisburg    Sept.  17,  1907 

Casper  Dull  Harrisburg    Sept.  17,  1907 

Guy   Bennett   Mayo Smethport  Sept.  17,  1907 

Truman  Purdy  Reitmeyer Williamsport    Sept.  17,  1907 

William  Henry  Denlixger Patton     Sept.  17,  1907 

Dietrick  Lamade Williamsport    Sept.  17,  1907 

Henry  Jacob  Bell Dawson    Sept.  17,  1907 

Murdock  Kexdrick Philadelphia   Sept.  17,  1907 

James   McCullough,  Jr Kittanning    Sept.  15,  1908 

William  McConway Pittsburgh     Sept.  15,  1908 

Samuel  Laughlin Philadelphia    Sept.   15,  1908 

John  Jacor   Milleisen Mechanicsburg    ...Sept.  15,  1908 

John  Sanford  Mack Slatington    Sept.  15,  1908 

David  Stewart  Bachman Allentown   Sept.  15,  1908 

David  John  Davis Scranton    Sept.  15.  1908 

John  Lewis  Hall Williamsport    Sept.  15,  1908 

Thomas  Polk  Merritt Reading   Sept.  15,  1908 

John  Wesley  Codding Towanda    . . .' Sept.  15,  1908 

George  Albert  Gorgas Harrisburg    Sept.  21,  1909 

J.  Frederick  Herbert,  M.D Philadelphia   Sept.  21,  1909 

Edward  Hope   Pittsburgh  Sept.  21 .  1909 

David  Mathias  Kinzer Pittsburgh  Sept.  21,  1909 

Wixfield  Scott  Bell Carnegie    Sept.  20,  1910 

Edward  Lewis   Pittsburgh     Sept.  20.  1910 

George  Davis  Whitcomb Philadelphia    Sept.  20,  1910 

Robert  Miller  Bolenius Lancaster Sept.  20,  1910 

Frank   McSparren Erie    Sept.  20,  1910 

James   Henry  Darlington Harrisburg    Sept.  20,  1910 

David  Abiram  Howe Williamsport    Sept.  20,  1910 

John  Schofield  Wallace Xew  Castle Sept.  20,  1910 

John   Franklin  Stone Coudersport    Sept.  19.  1911 


HONORARY     MEMBERS. 
PENNSYLVAN1  \-  Continued. 


Name  Residence  Received  ~3° 

Facer  Jackson  Shidle Pittsburgh  Sept. 

Cortlandt  Whitehead  Pittsburgh  Sept. 

Joseph  Walter  Miles Pittsburgh  Sept. 

Paul  Jeremiah  Pontius Philadelphia   Sept. 

Howard  McElwee  Brown Secane  Sept. 

Clark  Ellsworth  Diehi Harrisburg    Sept. 

Cortez  Bell  Robbins Bloomsburg    Sept. 

Edward  Nelson  Truesdell Scranton Sept. 

Louis  Arthur  Watres Scranton Sept. 

Edwin  Charles  Newcomis Scranton Sept. 

Alured  Plimpton  Burton Erie    Sept. 

Milton  James  Potter Coudersport    Sept. 

William   Hexry  Bloom Williamsport    Sept. 

George  English,  Jr Shamokin    Sept. 

Daniel  Jacob  Hendel Reading    Sept. 

Charles    Pearson   Shaw New    Castle Sept. 

Charles   Hamilton   Lay Oil  City Sept. 

Geo.  Miltenberger  McCandless.  Pittsburgh   Sept. 

Elmer  Abraham   Reeser Reading   Oct. 

Henry  Lenhart  Sartorius Reading   Oct. 

Arthur  Widdowfield  Scranton    Oct. 

Henry  Thomas  Koehler Scranton    Oct. 

Ethelbert  Talbot  South    Bethlehem .  .  Oct. 

James  McQueen  Forsyth Shamokin    Oct. 

McCluney  Radcliffe Philadelphia   Oct. 

George  Watt  Wilson Pittsburgh    Oct. 

James  Burn  Youngson Pittsburgh    Oct. 

Frank  Christopher  O'Rourke.  .  New    Brighton Oct. 

Charles  Edward  Schuetz Pittsburgh     Sept. 

William   Andrew  Early Pittsburgh     Sept. 

Azor   Ruggles  Hunt Munhall    Sept. 

Francis  Henry  Hemperley Philadelphia   Sept. 

Bertram   Delroy  Reartck Philadelphia   Sept. 

Morris  Lewis  Clothier Philadelphia   Sept. 

Joseph   Edwin  Quinby Media    Sept. 

William  Stees  Snyder Harrisburg    Sept. 

Harry  Nelson  B asseler Harrisburg    Sept. 

Gerhardt  Otto  Praetorius Hazleton    Sept. 

Forter  Wilson   Lowry Butler    Sept. 

Fred  C.  McGii.l Oil  City Sept. 


1911 
1911 
1911 
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1911 
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1911 
1911 
1911 
1911 
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HONORARY    MEMBERS.  637 

PENNSYLVANIA— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33'* 

Charles  Schneider So.   Williamsport.  .Sept.  16.  1913 

John  Wanamaker   Philadelphia   Sept.  16.  1913 

William    Burns  Smith Philadelphia    Sept.  16,  1913 

DELAWARE. 

George  M.  Fisher Wilmington   Oct.     1,  1912 

OHIO. 

Alexander   Botkin   Huston Cincinnati  May     9.   1872 

Sheldon  Sickles   Cleveland Sept.  22,  1880 

Ephraim    Seward   Whitaker.  ...  Carthage Sept.  23,  1884 

Eli  Fasold  Dayton   Sept.  23,  1884 

William  Bromwei.l  Melish Columbus Sept.  15,  1885 

Alexander  Gilchrist  Patton ...  Dayton   Sept.  15.  1885 

M  \rtin  Jacob  Houck Urbana   Sept.  15.  1885 

Alexander  Franklin  Vance,  Jr. Cincinnati    Sept.  15,  1885 

William  Shepard    Columbus    Sept.  15,  1885 

William  Joseph  Akers Cleveland Sept.  14.  1886 

Huntington  Brown  Mansfield Sept.  14.  1886 

Clarence  Edward  Armstrong.  ..  Minneapolis,  Minn. Sept.  20,  1887 

Charles  Henry  Flach St.   Louis.  Mo Sept.  20.  1877 

William   Michie   Cincinnati    Sept.  20,  1887 

Charles   Herbert  Tucker Cleveland  Sept.  20.  1887 

John  William  Parsons Springfield    Sept.  20,  1887 

Orestes  A.  Bronsox  Senter Columbus  Sept.  20,  1887 

Frederick  Augustus  Morse Cleveland    Sept.  18,  1888 

La   Fayette  Lyttle   Toledo    Sept.  18,  1888 

John  Nelson  Bki.i Dayton   Sept.  18,  1888 

Levi  Crafton  Goodale Cincinnati    Sept.   17,  1889 

Ralph  Reamer  Rickly Columbus Sept.  15,  1891 

Joseph   Milton  Spencer Toledo    Sept.  15,  1891 

John   Morgan  Walden,  D.D         Cincinnati  Feb.  22.  1892 

Allen  Andrews   Hamilton   Sept.   10.  1893 

Leander  Burdick Toledo    Sept.  19.  1893 

Jos.  WlLBERFORCE  Cotteral,  Jr ...  Cincinnati     Sept.   17.   1895 

Morris   Lvox    Bl'chwalter Cincinnati    Sept.  17,   1895 

Charles  Richard  Butler Cleveland  Sept.  17.  1895 

Axdrew   SrjuiRE   Cleveland  Sept.  17,  1895 


628 


Name 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

OHIO— Continued. 

Residence 


Received  33° 


Henry  Payne  McIntosh Cleveland Sep 

William  McKelvy  Boone Lima   Sep 

Lewis  Phillip  Schaus Newark Sep 

Merwin  Jackson  Toledo    Sep 

Jacob  Henry  Bromwell Cincinnati    Sep 

Henry  Aiken  Kennedy Spokane,  Wash Sep 

John  Elbert  Sater Columbus    Sep 

Edmund  Burritt  King Sandusky  Sep 

Charles  Thomas  Lewis Toledo    Sep 

William  Leggett  Bates Dayton  Sep 

Nelson  Williams  Hamilton  Sep 

Lyman  Hambright  Treadway.  . .  Cleveland Sep 

Gibson  Henry  Robinson Cleveland  Sep 

Carroll  Francis  Clapp Warren  Sep 

Frederick  Lyman  Geddes Toledo    Sep 

Robinson  Locke Toledo    Sep 

Joseph  Kirkup  Cincinnati    Sep 

James  Wilkins  Iredell,  Jr Cincinnati    Sep 

Moses  Gray  Carrel Cleveland    Sep 

Henry  Chipperly  Dimond Springfield    Sep 

Wilden  Elwood  Joseph Columbus    Sep 

Orion  P.  Sperra Ravenna  Sep 

William  Henry  Armstrong Cincinnati  Sep 

William  Kenney   Cleveland  Sep 

Charles  Huston  Columbus   Sep 

Frank  Grove  Curry Cincinnati    Sep 

Lewis  Jacob  Bowman Philadelphia,    Pa.  .Sep 

Willis  Henry  Albro Medina    Sep 

George    Hapgood   Tayler Warren  Sep 

Daniel  Leland  Holwick Canton    Sep 

William  Taylor  McLean Sidney Sep 

Owen  Burdette  Hannan Cleveland Sep 

Frank  Ward Cincinnati    Sep 

Henry  Schaefer    Toledo    Sep 

Clarence  Jasper  Davis Steubenville    Sep 

George  Billow   Akron    Sep 

Arthur  Bancroft  Foster Cleveland  Sep 

George  Arnold  Cleveland    Sep 

Augustus  Zehring  Cleveland    Sep 


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20 

20 

20 

19 

19 


Joel  Cave  Clore Cincinnati  Sept  19 


1895 
1895 
1895 
1896 
1897 
1897 
1897 
1897 
1898 
1898 
1899 
1899 
1899 
1899 
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1903 
1903 
1903 
1903 
1903 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1905 
1905 
1905 


HONORARY    MEMBERS.  629 

OHIO— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33° 

Josiah  Medbery  Columbus  Sept.  19,  1905 

William   Rane  Lazenbv Columbus Sept.  19,  1905 

Dudley  Guy  Gray Pittsburgh,  Pa Sept.  19,  1905 

William   Belleville  Anderson.  .  Dayton    Sept.  19,  1905 

George  Erwin  McNab Youngstown Sept.  19,  1905 

Edward  Duff  Miller Cincinnati Sept.  18,  1906 

Frank  Wallace  Hendley Cincinnati Sept.  18,  1906 

John  Graybill  Reeves Lancaster Sept.  18,  1906 

Warren  Wanton  Hathaway.  .  .Cleveland Sept.  18,  1906 

John  Parkhill  Hazlett Youngstown  Sept.  18,  1906 

William  Miller  Tait Findlay Sept.  18,  1906 

Lewis  Mackay  Lea Sandusky  Sept.  18,  1906 

William  Broadwell  Sullivan.  . .  Dayton  Sept.  18,  1906 

Hugo  Gottfried  Eisenlohr Cincinnati Sept.  17,  1907 

Charles  Bayard  Mitchell Cleveland  Sept.  17,  1907 

John  Hampden  Lloyd Toledo    Sept.  17,  1907 

Charles  Savois  Ammel Columbus   Sept.  17,  1907 

Samuel  Rufus  Jones Dayton    Sept.  17,  1907 

George  Henry  Kattenhorn Cincinnati    Sept.  15.  1908 

Matthew  Smith Cleveland Sept.  15,  1908 

Busby  Patterson  Sweney Marion   Sept.  15,  1908 

Tileston  Frackel  Spangler Zanesville    Sept.  15,  1908 

John  Porter  Cameron Defiance  Sept.  15,  1908 

Robert  Sheldon  Parker Toledo    Sept.  15,  1908 

Lemon  Grey  Neeley St.    Marys Sept.  15,  1908 

William  George  Benham Columbus  Sept.  21,  1909 

Ell  Peter  Willaman Orville    Sept.  21.  1909 

William  Lincoln  Van  Sickle.  .  Columbus    Sept.  21,  1909 

Edward  Livingston  Taylor,  Jr.  .  Columbus    Sep*    21,  1909 

John  Rouzer  Flotron Dayton   Sept.  21,  1909 

Isaac  Kinsey Dayton   Sept.  21,  1909 

George  Franklin  Kuhns Dayton   Sept.  21,  1909 

Charles  Malcolm  Edson Toledo    Sept.  21,  1909 

John  Peebles    Portsmouth Sept.  21,  1909 

John  Francis  Lane Conneaut    Sept.  21,  1909 

William  Alvin  Belt,  M.D Kenton  Sept.  21,  1909 

George  Doddridge  Copeland Marion    Sept.  21,  1909 

William  Augustine  Reiter Miamisburg    Sept.  21,  1909 

Eugene   Levassor  Lewis Cincinnati    Sept.  21,  1909 

Jirah  Dewey  Buck Cincinnati    Sept.  20,  1910 


(.30 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 

0\UO— Continued. 


Name  Residence  R 

Charles  John   Pketzman Columbus Sep 

Frank  Henry  Marquis Mansfield   Sep 

Edwin   Stephen  Griffiths Cleveland    Sep 

James  Adelbekt  Mathews Cleveland    Sep 

Jacob  Witzel  Vanderwerf Cleveland    Sep 

Frank  Hartford   Toronto Sep 

FloruS  Fremont   Lawrence Columbus    Sep 

Harry  Coleman  Dayton  Sep 

Alexander  Edward  Forster Toledo    Sep 

Arthur  Allan   Cunningham  . . .  Tiffin    Sep 

Walter  Wilbur  Hamilton Washington,  C.  H.Oc 

Alfred  Butler   Bellefontaine  Oc 

Emmett  Robert  Curtin Lima   Oc 

Charles  Henry  Eichhorn Cleveland    Oc 

Thomas  Backus  Guitteau Toledo    Oc 

Robert  Herman  Pausch Columbus    Oc 

William  Samuel  Cadman Cincinnati    Sep 

Harry  Edward  Engelhardt Cincinnati    Sep 

Daniel  Lee  Aultman Cincinnati    Sep 

John   Henry  Gibson Cincinnati    Sep 

Foster  Coreland   Columbus    Sep 

Frank  Edward  Lauterbach Columbus    Sep 

Frank  Leslie  Beggs Newark    Sep 

Jacob   Moltz    Longnecker Delta   Sep 

Grafton  Molen  Acklin Toledo    Sep 

Benjamin   Frank   Perry Cleveland  Sep 

George  Lascelles  Marsh ali Dayton   Sep 

Michael  Louis   Finnell Osborne   Sep 

Harry  Seaman  Kissell Springfield    Sep 

MICHIGAN. 


Darius   D.   Thorp Detroit    Sept.   14.  1886 

Charles  H.  Pomeroy  East  Saginaw Sept.  20,  1887 

Richard  D.  Swartout Grand    Rapids Sept.  29.  1887 

John    P..   Corliss Detroit    Sept.  18,  1888 

M.  Howard  Chambkrlin Detroit    Sept.  18,  1888 

Frank   O.   Gilbert Bay    City Sept.  18.  1888 

Edgar  M.  Sharp Bay   City Sept.  17,  1889 

Joseph    H.   Steere Sault  Ste.  Marie.  .  .Sept.  17,  1889 


EfEIVED  33° 

t.  20, 

1010 

t.  20. 

1910 

t.  20, 

1910 

t.  20, 

1910 

t.  20. 

1910 

t.  19, 

1911 

>t.  19. 

1911 

t.  19, 

1911 

t.  19. 

1911 

t.  19, 

1911 

1912 

1912 

1912 

1912 

1912 

1912 

t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16, 

1913 

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1913 

>t.  16. 

1913 

»t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16, 

1913 

t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16, 

1913 

t.  16. 

1913 

t.  16. 

1913 

HONORARY    MEMBERS.  631 

MICHIGAN— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33° 

Temple  Emery  East  Tawas   Sept.  16,  1890 

William  G.   Hudson Ludington   Sept.  15.  1891 

James   Edward   Davis Detroit    Sept.  19.  1893 

William  Livingstone,  Jr Detroit    Sept.  19,  1893 

George  D.   Smith Muskegon    Sept.  18.  1894 

Eugene   Fifield    Bay  City   Sept.  17.  1895 

George  W.  Fowle Detroit    Sept.  17.  1895 

Alfred  E.  Meigs Detroit    Sept.  17.  1895 

John  A.  Gerow Detroit    Sept.  21.  1897 

Lou  B.  Winsor Reed    City Sept.  20,  1898 

Charles  M.  Heald Buffalo.   X.    Y Sept.  20.  1898 

Lucius   D.   Harris Detroit    Sept.  20.  1898 

J.  W.  Osborn Kalamazoo    Sept.  20.  1898 

Michael  B.  McGee Crystal   Falls    Sept.  2(1.  1898 

William   E.  Jewett Adrian    Sept.  20,  1898 

Richard  W.  Montross Galien    Sept.  20,  1898 

William  M.  Bailey Detroit    Sept.  19.  1899 

Daniel  Egery  Grand  Rapids Sept.  19,  1899 

John  H.  P.  Hugh  art Grand    Rapids Sept.  18.  1900 

Harvey   C.   Taft Grand    Rapids Sept.  18.  1900 

Lucian    E.    Wood Niles    Sept.  16.  19(12 

Frank  T.   Lodge Detroit    Sept.  16,  1902 

William  Haste  Detroit    Sept.  16,  1902 

Hutson   Benedict  Colman Kalamazoo    Sept.  15.  1903 

William  Richmond  Dunn Detroit   Sept.  15.  1903 

Allen  Lemuel  Stewart Bay  City  Sept.  15.  1903 

Nathan  Asbel  Stoddard Reed   City Sept.  20,  1904 

Frank   Clark  Holmes Alpena    Sept.  20,  1904 

Charlie    John    Bousfield Bay  City   Sept.  20.  1904 

William  Crowell  Hovey Benton  Harbor.  ..  .Sept.   19.  1905 

John  Rowson   Grand    Rapids Sept.  18.  1906 

Charles  Cottrell  Bay   City Sept.  18.  1906 

Wilson  Reuben  Andress Grand    Rapids Sept.  17.  1907 

Mark  Norris Grand    Rapids Sept.  17.  1907 

Charles  Robert  Hawley Bay   City S  pt.   17.  1907 

Harry  Scovel  Starkey Detroit    Sept.  17.  1907 

Charles  Smith Hubbell    Sept.  17.  1907 

Charles  Arthur  Conover Coldwater    Sept.   17.  1907 

Edmond  Stuart  Rankin Kalamazoo    Sept.  15.  1908 

William  Wente   Manistee    Sept.  15.  1908 


632 


HONORARY     MEMBERS. 
MICHIGAN— Continued. 


Name 


Residence 


Received  33° 


George  Thomas  Campbell Owosso    Sep 

Arnold  Augustus  Schantz Detroit  Sep 

Frederick  Nathaniel  Bonine . . .  Niles    Sep 

Arthur  Hamilton  McCloud Detroit   Sep 

Edwin  Orin  Wood Flint    Sep 

William  Van  Sickle Detroit   Sep 

Fred  Hamline  Warren Detroit  Sep 

Joseph  Henry  Crawford Flint  Sep 

William  Orrin  Clift Bay   City Sep 

Charles   Edgar  Layer Bay   City Sep 

William  Alden  Penney Bay   City Sep 

Ira  Terry  Sayre Flushing    Sep 

Harry  James  Walker Detroit   Sep 

William  Henry  Wetherbee Detroit   Sep 

Charles  Augustus  Lippincott.  .  Flint    Sep 

George  Giles  Steketee Grand    Rapids Sep 

James   Gow    Muskegon    Sep 

George  Franklin  Sinclair Grand    Rapids Sep 

William  Douglas  Hitchcock  . . .  Alpena    Sep 

Garret  Eber  Peters Detroit   Sep 

John  Walker  Detroit   Sep 

Joseph  Carl  Herkner Grand  Rapids Sep 

John  Alexander  Stewart Bay   City Sep 

Henry  Myrick  Leonard Detroit   Sep 

Frank  Pomeroy  Wilcox Detroit    Sep 

Gordon  Rennie  Campbell Calumet    Sep 

Charles   Henry   Patterson Jackson    Sep 

William  Elijah  Elliott Grand  Rapids Oc 

Chase  Salmon  Osborn St.    Marie Oc 

Herbert  Montague  Alma  Oc 

Clarence  Brown  Chatfield Bay  City Sep 

Theophile  John  Langlois Wyandotte    Sep 

Joh n  McCarroll Detroit    Sep 

William  Gould  Bray Kalamazoo    Sep 

Clarence  William   Sessions Muskegon   Sep 

Arthur  Moses  Hume Owosso    Sep 

Moses  A.  Graybiel Washington,  Pa. .  .Sep 

INDIANA. 


1908 
1908 
1908 
1908 
1909 
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1909 
1909 
1909 
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1911 
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1911 
1911 
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1912 
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1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 
1913 


Algernon  S.  Chase Ellsworth,    Kan.  ..Nov.  13,  1873 

Nathaniel  F.  Bonsall Ballinger,  Tex Aug.  20,  1874 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 


633 


INDIANA— Continued. 


Name 


Residence 


Received  33° 


Gilbert  W.  Davis Fargo,  N.  D Sep 

Sydney  W.  Douglas. Evansville   Sep 

William  J.  Robie Richmond    Sep 

Joseph  L.  Smith Richmond    Sep 

James  B.  Safford Crafton,    Pa Sep 

Henry  A.  Moyer Oak    Park,   111 Sep 

George  W.  Pixley Fort    Wayne Sep 

George  E.  Farrington Terre    Haute Sep 

Charles  Lukens  Hutchinson.  .  Indianapolis   Sep 

William  James  McKee Indianapolis    Sep 

Mason  Jenks  Niblack Vincennes    Sep 

Mahlon  D.  Butler Indianapolis    Sep 

Henry  Horatio  Lancaster Lafayette    Sep 

John  H.  Holliday Indianapolis    Sep 

John   H.   Bass Fort  Wayne Sep 

Julius  C.  Wood Muncie    Sep 

Alonzo  S.   Nichols Michigan  City Sep 

Henry  W.  Mordhurst Fort  Wayne Sep 

John  W.  Staub Indianapolis    Sep 

John  A.  Thompson Edinburg   Sep 

Oliver  B.  Sargent Logansport  Sep 

Winfield  T.  Durbin Anderson  Sep 

Granville  H.  Hull Lafayette  Sep 

Ferdinand  F.  Boltz Bluftton    Sep 

John  H.  Nicholson Richmond    Sep 

Robert  A.  Woods Princeton    Sep 

Theodore  C.  Laughlin New  Albany Sep 

Hubert  J.  Marshall Aurora    Sep 

Chalmers  Brown   Indianapolis    Sep 

Lewis  E.   Morrison Indianapolis    Sep 

Charles  A.  Wilding Fort  Wayne Sep 

Charles  F.  Meyer Indianapolis    Sep 

Charles  Hannah  Furguson Indianapolis    Sep 

Eddy  Morris  Campbell Indianapolis    Sep 

Horace  Fletcher  Wood Indianapolis    Sep 

John  Barrett  Cockrum Indianapolis    Sep 

Charles  Dennis  King Lebanon    Sep 

Truman  Fayette  Palmer   Monticello    Sep 

Luther  Short Franklin  Sep 

Christian  Beery  Stemen,  M.D..  Kansas  City,  Kan.  Sep 


19,  1877 

20,  1881 
25,  1883 
20,  1887 

18,  1888 
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17,  1889 
20,  1892 

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19.  1893 
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17,  1895 

20,  1898 

19,  1899 
19.  1899 
19,  1899 

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18,  1900 
18.  1900 
18.  1900 
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17,  1901 
16,  1902 
16.  1902 
16,  1902 
15.  1903 
15.  1903 
15,  1903 
15.  1903 

20,  1904 
20,  1904 
20,  1904 
20,  1904 


C.34 


HONORARY    MEMBERS. 
[NDIANA— Continued. 


Name  Residence  Received  31'' 

Alexander  Watts  Thompson.  ..  Indianapolis    Sept.  19,  1905 

William   Henry  Burke [ndianapolis    Sept.   19,  1905 

Charles  Wesley  Mili.ir Goshen   Sept.   18,  1906 

Charles   Edward  Read Fort  Wayne Sept.  17,  1907 

Thomas    Buchanan    Linn Indianapolis    Sept.  17,  1907 

Calvin    Wesley    Prather Indianapolis' Sept.  17.  1907 

Oliver  Gard,   M.D Frank  ford Sept.  17,  1907 

Edward  Highly  Wolfe Rushville    Sept.  17,  1907 

Darwin   Snook  Enoch Crawfordsville   Sept.  15.  1908 

Stuart  MacKibbin  South    Bend Sept.  21.  1909 

Ohio  Lewis  Wade Indianapolis    Sept.  21,  1909 

William  Wright  Rockhili Fort  Wayne Sept.  21.  1909 

Fli  Whitney  Anderson Indianapolis    Sept.  20.  1910 

Robert  Mitchell  Coffin Indianapolis    Sept.  20,  1910 

Frank  Edwin  Gavin Indianapolis    Sept.  20.  1910 

James  Watkinson  Lilly Indianapolis    Sept.  20,  1910 

Homer  Alvin  Sampsell Indianapolis    Sept.  20,  1910 

Frederick   Glass    Madison   Sept.  20,  1910 

Herbert  Arnold  Graham Elkhart  Sept.  20.  1910 

Tames  Beall  Harper Fort  Wayne Sept.  20,  1910 

Olin  Eugene  Holloway Knightstown    Sept.  20,  1910 

Abbott  Livingston  Johnson Muncie   Sept.  20.  1910 

Waiter  Field  McLallen Columhia  City Sept.  20,  1910 

Frederick  Matthews  Blooming-ton    Sept.  20.  1910 

Harry    Gesell   Strickland Greenfield Sept.  20,  1910 

David   Strouse    Rockville   Sept.  19.  1911 

Romeo  Long  DuPuy Wahash    Sept.  19.  1911 

Frank  Eugene  Stouder Fort  Wayne Sept.  19.  1911 

John   Lewis   McCulloch Marion    Sept.  19.  1911 

Arthur   Reyburn   Baxter Indianapolis  Oct.     1.  1912 

Henry  Baker  Brown Valparaiso    Oct.     1.  1912 

Justin  Nelson  Study Fort   Wayne Oct.    1.  1912 

Earl  Hamilton  Payne Rushville    Sept.  16.  1913 

David  Edward  Smith Decatur    Sept.  16,  1913 

Joseph   Tristam    Hutton Hammond   Sept.   16,  1913 

John    Robert  Sterne Evansville    Sept.  16.  1913 

George    Frederick    Edenharter.  .  Indianapolis    Sept.  16.  1913 

John   Jackson   Twinamk Indianapolis    Sept.  16,  1913 

Gaylord   Millard   Leslie Fort  Wayne Sept.   16,  1913 


HONORARY  MEMBERS. 
ILLINOIS. 


635 


Name  Residence  Received  33° 

Henry  C.  Ranney Chicago May  16,  1866 

Enoch  B.  Stevens Southport,  N.  C.May  18,  1866 

Henry  H.  Getty Chicago    June  28,  1872 

Henry  H.  Pond Chicago    June  28,  1872 


John  McLaren Chicago 

Alfred  Russell  Chicago 

Robert  M.  Johnson Chicago 

William  S.  Poulson Chicago 


.Sep 
.Sep 
.Sep 
.Sep 


William  Lee  Roy  Milligan. 


Ottawa   Sep 


George  M.  Moulton Chicago Sep 

Eliakim  R.  Bliss Chicago Sep 

George  W.  Warvelle Chicago    Sep 

Charles  F.  Gunther Chicago    Sep 

Edward  S.  Mulliner Quincy   Sep 

Michael  Stoskopf Freeport    Sep 

George  Warren  Curtis Peoria    Sep 

Frank  M.  Luce Chicago Sep 

Hiram  Lorenzo  Wiltse Chicago    Sep 

Robert  Ambrose  Smith Fair  Haven,  Wash. Sep 

John   Anderson   May Chicago    Sep 

John  E.  Norton Chicago    Sep 

Chester  T.  Drake Chicago    Sep 

Henry  L.  Rhodes Centralia    Sep 

Frank  C.  Roundy Chicago    Sep 

Seth  F.  Haskins Peoria  Sep 

John  F.  Fair,  M.D Freeport Sep 

Thomas   I.    Ballantine Denver,  Colo Sep 

John  F.  Wolff Chicago    Sep 

Charles  L.  Russ Chicago    Sep 

William  A.  Boatman Chicago    Sep 

Harris  William  Huehl Chicago Sep 

Charles  Clark  Davis Centralia    Sep 

Alfred  Augustus  Whipple Quincy    Sep 

George  Wilbur  McFatrich Chicago    Sep 

James  William  Parker Chicago    Sep 


Arthur  Melvin  Otman Peoria  . 

John  Johnston Chicago 

Nathaniel  Bowditch   Aurora 

Harry  Don  Piatt Chicago 

Joseph  Edward  Ingram Chicago 


Sep 
.Sep 
.Sep 
.Sep 
.Sep 


.  16,  1879 

.  16,  1879 

.  23,  1884 

.  23,  1884 

.  20,  1887 

.  20,  1887 

.  20,  1887 

.  18,  1888 

.  18,  1888 

.  18,  1888 

17,  1889 

17,  1889 

16,  1890 

19,  1893 

19,  1893 

19,  1893 


19, 

17. 
15. 
21, 
20, 
18, 
18, 
17, 
16, 
16. 
15, 


1893 
1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1900 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1902 
1903 
15.  1903 
15,  1903 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1904 
1905 


20, 
20, 
20, 
20. 
20, 
19, 


19,  1905 


636 


HONORARY  MEMBERS. 
ILLINOIS— Continued. 


Name  Residence  Received  33u 

William  Leslie  Sharp Chicago    Sept.  19,  1905 

Samuel  Haines  Smith Chicago    Sept.  19,  1905 

Oscar  Edwin  Heard Freeport Sept.  18, 

Everett  Lombard  Haynes Chicago    Sept.  18. 

Nelson  Norman  Lampert Chicago    Sept. 

Robert  August  Kiefer Quincy    Sept. 

Wilbur  Fisk  Heath Danville   Sept. 

Jay  Lynn  Brewster Waukegan  Sept. 

Henry  Oscar  Tonsor Alton  Sept. 

John  William  Swatek Chicago    Sept. 

Smyth  Crooks   Chicago    Sept. 

Chester  Smith  Gurney Chicago    Sept. 

Milton  Eben  Blanchard Marseilles   ..Sept. 

Murdock  Campbell Chicago    Sept. 

John  LaFayette  Cole Peoria  Sept. 

Robert  Darius  Kuehner Freeport Sept. 

Adna  Jerome  Cornell Chicago    Sept. 

Henry  Frank  Pennington,  Jr  . .  Chicago    Sept. 

John  Walker  Hamilton Danville   Sept. 

Frederick  Clark  Gillham East   St.   Louis Sept. 

Chester  E.  Allen Galesburg    Sept. 

John  Richard  Oughton Dwight  Sept. 

Judson  Brenner DeKalb  Sept. 

William  Steel  Best Freeport Sept. 

Louis  John  Timm Chicago    Sept. 

Richings  James  Shand Springfield Sept.  21, 

William  Charles  Sommer Springfield   Sept.  21, 

John  Heist  Chicago    Sept.  21, 

Arthur  Joseph  Behrendt,  M.D.Chicago    Sept.  21, 

Robert  Joseph  Daly Chicago    Sept.  21, 

Edward  Lawrence  Johnson Chicago    Sept.  20, 

Charles  Damuth  Warner Chicago    Sept 

Julius  Reynolds  Kline Chicago    Sept 

Edward  John  Sherwin Chicago    Sept 

William  T.  Irwin Peoria  Sept 

Chester  DeWitt  Clarkson Peoria  Sept 

Emmett  Howard  Quincy    Sept 

Walter  Van  Alstyne Rockford    Sept. 

Josiah  Roscoe  Balliet Belvidere   Sept, 

John  Corson  Smith,  Jr Riverside   Sept, 


1905 
1906 
8,  1906 
8,  1906 
8,  1906 
8,  1906 
8,  1906 
8,  1906 
7,  1907 
7,  1907 
7,  1907 
7,  1907 
7,  1907 
7,  1907 
7,  1907 
5,  1908 
5,  1908 
5,  1908 
5,  1908 
5,  1908 
5,  1908 
5,  1908 
21,  1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1909 
1910 
20,  1910 
20,  1910 
1910 
1910 
1910 
1910 


20, 

20, 

20, 

20, 

20,  1910 

20,  1910 

20,  1910 


SUBORDINATE  BODIES.  637 

ILLINOIS— Continued. 

Residence  Received  33° 

Austin  Holmes  Scrogin Lexington   Sept  19    191 1 

a™  Edwik  Wood Gibson  City Sej;;  \i:  \i\\ 

Clint  Leroy  Sandusky Danville   Sept  19    1911 

Louis  Lincoln  Emmerson Mount   Vernon. ..  .Sept  19    1911 

Abel  Mortimer  White Chicago    Sept.'  19,'  1911 

David  Edward  Gibson Chicago    Sept.  19,  1911 

Frederick  William  Raven Chicago    Sept.  19    1911 

Thomas  Louis  Fekete East  St.  Louis Oct  1    19P 

George  Bishop  Moore East  St.  Louis Oct  1    1912 

Charles  Hadley  Spilman Edwardsville  Oct  1    19P 

Rufus  Lecompte  Berry Springfield    Oct  l'  19P 

Frank  Lockwood  Hatch Springfield    Oct  l'  19P 

Laurence  Yates  Sherman Springfield    ....         Oct  l'  19P 

ohn  Wilson  HILL Chicago   WcS  1,  1912 

Urbine  J.  Herrmann Chicago   Oct  1    19P 

William   Hooper  Wade Chicago   Oct.  1,'  19P 

Clyde  Iling  Backus Chicago   Oct.  1    1912 

Ora  Eugene  Chapin Chicago   Oct  1    19P 

Charles  Evans  Wackerhagen.  .  Chicago   ...  Oct'  l'  1912 

Lewis  Randall  Conolly Chicago   Oct'  l'  19P 

Fred  Albert  Pennington Chicago   Oct'  l'  19P 

William   Herman  Bied Chicago   ..Oct'  l'  1912 

Martin  Otis  Heckard Chicago   ....  Oct'  l'  19P 

John  Thomas   Richards Chicago....  Oct'  l'  191? 

Benjamin  Snyder  Wilson Chicago   ...        Oct'  l'  19P 

Christopher  Van  Deventer Chicago   ...        Oct'  l'  1912 

Harry  Warner  Harvey Chicago   .WW  .Oct'  l'  1912 

LH^A1^ERT  STEVENS-  ••Chic^°   Oct.  1.  1912 


ERTB*0WN Peoria    ......' .WW  .Oct."     l'  1912 

^ouis  Hood  Burrell Freeport Oct.     l'  19P 

rVWW^^W^ Bloomington    Sep,  16.  1913 


Floyd  CSkadan Ch£go     .  .' Sep     16   19  3 

Albert  Frederick  Schoch Ottawa    6 

Charles  Leonard  Snyder Freeport    Sep,  16     913 


wiscoxsrx. 


Charles  Delafield  Rogers Milwaukee Sept.  15    1885 

JeXeVw       BY MihvaUkee ^  20.  1887 

Jerome  A.  Watrous Milwaukee Sept.  18,  18S7 


638  SUBORDINATE  BODIES. 

WISCONSIN— Continued. 

Name  Residence  Received  33° 

Elias  Gilbert  Jackson Oshkosh    Sept.  18,  1888 

Samuel  S.  Fifield Ashland    Sept.  18,  1888 

Joel  W.   Bingham Milwaukee Sept.     1,  1888 

Eugene  F.  Storke,  M.D Minneapolis,  Minn. Sept.  16,  1890 

Frank  B.  Gollev Milwaukee Sept.  20,  1890 

Luther  L.  Caufy Milwaukee Sept.  19,  1893 

Benjamin  T.  Leuzarder Milwaukee  Sept.  15,  1896 

Adolph  H.  Wagner Madison  Sept.  15,  1896 

George  T.  Hooley Milwaukee   Sept.  15,  1896 

Julius  Wechselberg Milwaukee    Sept.  15,  1896 

Newton  M.  Littlfjohn Whitewater   Sept.  21,  1897 

William  P.  Kenny Milwaukee   Sept.  20,  1898 

David  H.  Wright Madison   Sept.  17,  1901 

James  H.  Barber Regina,  Sask.,  Can. Sept.  17,  1901 

Theodore  W.  Goldin Kansas  City,  Mo.. Sept.  16,  1902 

Wilmot  F.  Miller,  M.D Milwaukee    Sept.  16,  1902 

Robert  Henry  Ormsby Milwaukee    Sept.  15,  1903 

David  Harlowe  Milwaukee    Sept.  18,  1906 

Willard  A.  Van  Brunt Horicon   Sept.  18,  1906 

Herbert  Norman  Laflin Milwaukee    Sept.  15,  1908 

William  De Forest  Halsted Milwaukee Sept.  21,  1909 

Alexander  Everet  Matheson.  . .  Janesville  Sept.  21,  1909 

John  Campbell Milwaukee    Sept.  20,  1910 

Andrew  Davidson  Agnew Milwaukee Sept.  19,  1911 

James  Shelbourn  Norris Chicago,    111 Sept.  19,  1911 

William  Currie Milwaukee    Oct.     1,  1912 

Robert  Baldwin  Lang Racine   Sept.  16,  1913 

William  Whitewright  Colvin.  .  Milwaukee    Sept.  16,  1913 


SUBORDINATE  BODIES.  G39 


NAME,  VALLEY,  DATE  OF  CHARTER 

AND 

STATED  TIME  OF  MEETING 

OF  EACH 

SUBORDINATE  BODY 

1913 


MAINE. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated    Meetings 

Yates Portland    May   14,  1857. .  First  Friday. 

Lewiston Lewiston Aug.  16.  1876. .  First  Friday. 

Eastern  Star Bangor Sept.  25,  1884.  .Second  Wednesday. 

Delta Machias Sept.  17,  1891 .   Third  Thursday  in  Jan., 

May,  and  Oct. 

Kennebec  Valley.  Augusta Sept.  19,1895   .Third  Wednesday. 

Rockland Rockland Sept.  21,  1898. .  Second  Tuesday. 

COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Portland Portland   May  14,  1857. .  Second  Friday. 

Auburn Auburn Sept.  19.  1880.  .Third  Friday. 

Palestine Bangor Sept.  19,  1889. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 

Deering Machias Sept.  21,  1893. .  Third  Thursday  in  Jan., 

May  and  Oct. 

Augusta Augusta Sept.  19,  1895.  .Third"  Wednesday. 

Rockland Rockland Sept.  21, 1898. .  Second  Tuesday. 


640  SUBORDINATE  BODIES. 

MAINE— Continued 
CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 

Date   of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

Dunlap Portland    May    14,  1857.  .Third  Friday. 

Bangor Bangor Sept.  18,  189(1.  .Third  Thursday. 

H.  H.  Dickey Auburn Sept.  17,  1891.  .Monday  after  Full  Moon  in 

Jan.,  April,  July  and  Oct. 

Emeth Augusta Sept.  17,  1896. .  Third  Wednesday. 

General  Knox. . .  .Rockland Sept.  20,  1900. .  Fourth  Tuesday. 

CONSISTORY. 

Maine Portland    May  22,  1862. .  Fourth     Friday    in    Feb., 

May,  Aug.  and  Nov. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

Ineffable Portsmouth   ..Jan.    31.  1842. .  Annual  and  at  call. 

Aaron  P.  Hughes.  Nashua    June     4,  1864. .  Last      Tuesday     in      Jan., 

March,    May,    Sept.    and 

Nov. 
Alpha Concord Sept.  17, 1891 ..  First  Friday  in  Jan.,  Mar., 

and  Nov. 
North  Star Lancaster  ....  Sept.  19,  1895   .  First  Friday  in  Feb.,  April, 

June,  Sept.  and  Dec. 
Keene Keene Sept.  20,  1906. .  Fourth      Friday    in     Nov., 

Feb.,  March  and  April. 

COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Grand Portsmouth   ..June  25,  1845. .  Annual  and  at  call. 

Oriental Nashua    June     4,  1864. .  Subject  to  call. 

Ariel Concord Sept.  17,  1891 .  .  First   Friday  in  Jan.,  Mar. 

and  Nov. 

Washington Littleton   Sept.  19, 1895 . .  Constitutional  and  at  call. 

Keene Keene Sept.  20,  1906. .  Fourth     Friday    in     Nov., 

Feb.,  March  and  April. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 
St.  George  Nashua    June     4,  1864. .  Second    Thursday  of  April, 

May  and  Nov. 

New  Hampshire.  Dover May    19,  1866. .  Constitutional. 

Acacia Concord    Sept.  17,  1891 . .  First  Friday  in  Jan.,  Mar. 

and  November. 
Littleton Littleton    Sept.  19,  1895 . .  Constitutional  and  at  call. 

CONSISTORY. 

New  Hampshire.  .Nashua June     4,  1864.  .Last  Tuesday  in  Jan.,  Mar., 

May,  Sept.  and  Nov. 


SUBORDINATE   BODIES. 


6-11 


VERMONT. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 


Name 

Ha  swell. . . 


Location 
.Burlington 


Date  of 
Charter 


Windsor. 


Gamalier  Wash- 
burn  

Bennington 

Mizpah 

Xewport 

Delta 


COU 

Joseph  W.  Roby. 
Mount  Calvary. . 

Delta 


Stated   Meetings 

June   17,  1870..  First  Friday  in  Jan.,  Mar., 
May,  July  and  Nov. 

Windsor   Aug.  18,  1875. .  Last  Friday  in  Jan.,  April, 

July  and  Oct. 

Montpelier  ...Aug.  18,  1875. .  First  Monday. 
Bennington  .  ..Sept.  20.  1882.  .Second  Friday  and  at  call. 
.St.  Johnsbury.Sept.  20,  1882. .  Fourth  Monday. 

Xewport   Sept.  17,  1891 . .  First  Friday. 

Rutland   Sept.  21, 1893. .  First  Friday. 

XCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

.Burlington 

.Montpelier 

CHAPTER  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 


Nov.  13, 1873.  .Sec'nd  Friday  in  Jan.,Mar., 

Mav,  July  and  Nov. 
Sept.  22,  1880..  Second  Monday. 


Burlington   .  ..Nov.  13,  1873.  .Third  Fridav  in  Jan.,  Mar., 

May,  July  and  Xov. 
COXSISTORY. 


Vermont Burlington 


Name 

Boston-Lafayette 

Lowell 

Worcester 


Sutton 

Evening  Star 

Merrimack  Val'y 
Onota 


Fall  River. 
Greenfield. 


,  Aug.  19, 1874. .  Fourth  Fr'dav  in  Jan., Mar. 
May,  July  and  Xov. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

Boston Jan.    21,  1842. .  First  Friday  in  Feb.  April, 

Oct.  and  Dec. 

Lowell   May  28, 1858. .  First  Thursday  after  Full 

Moon,  except  June,  July, 
Worcester  ....Sept.  30,1863   .     Aug.,  Sept. 

Third  Thursday,  except 
June,  July,  Aug.  and 
Sept. 

Salem  April    8,  1864. .  Fourth     Friday     in     Jan., 

March,  Sept.  and  Xov. 
.Springfield    ...May   18,  1866. .  Last     Thursday     in  ^  Jan., 

March,  Sept.  and  Xov. 
Haverhill    ...  .Sept.  22,  1892.  .Third    Thursday    in    Jan., 

March,  Mav  and  Xov. 

.Pittsfield  Sept.  20,  1894. .  First  Friday  in  Jan..  Mar., 

Mav,  July,  Sept. and  Xov. 
Fall    River.... Sept.  18.1913.. 
.Greenfield Sept.  18,1913.. 


642  SUBOKD]  \  \  IK   BODIES. 

MASSACHUSETTS— Continued. 
COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Date  of 

Name  Location  Charter  Stated    Meetings 

Lowell Lowell   May   IS,  1858. .  First  Thursday  after   Full 

Moon  except  June,  July, 
Aug.,  Sept. 

GilesFonda Yates.  Boston  Feb.    r/,  1864. .  Second     Friday    in     Feb., 

April,  Oct.  and  Dec. 

Massasoit Springfield  ....May    19,  1866. .  First    Thursday    in     Feb., 

April,  Oct.  and  Dec. 

Goddard Worcester June    17,  1870. .  Fourth    Monday,    Oct.    to 

April,  inclusive. 

Pontoosuc Pittsfield   Sept.  21,  1911 ..  First    Friday,    Feb..    April, 

June,  Aug.,  Oct.  and  Dec. 

Samuel  C.  Law- 
rence  Fall    River.... Sept.  18,  1913.. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 
Mount  Calvary...  Lowell  May   16,  1860. .  First  Thursday  after  Full 

Moon  except  June,  July, 

Aug.,  Sept. 
Mount  Olivet.  .. .  Boston  Sept.  11,  1863.  .Third  Friday  in  Feb.,  April 

Oct.,  Dec. 
Lawrence Worcester  ...June   17,  1870. .  Fourth    Monday,    Oct.    to 

May,  inclusive. 
Springfield Springfield    . . .  Sept.  20,  1894. .  First    Thursday    in     Feb., 

May,  Oct.  and  Dec. 
Saint  Andrew....  Fall  River Sept.  18,  1913.. 

CONSISTORY. 

Massachusetts...  Boston May    15,  1861. .  Fourth     Friday     in     Feb.. 

April,  Oct.  and  Dec. 

RHODE  ISLAND. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Staterl    Meetings 

Solomon's Providence  1849. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 

Van  Rensselaer. .  Newport   Dec.    14,  1849.  .Third      Tuesday,      except 

July  and  Aug. 

COUNCIL   OF  PRTNCES   OF  JERUSALEM. 
Rhode  Island Providence  ...Dec.    14,  1849. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 

CHAPTER  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 
Rhode  Island Providence  ...Dec.    14,  1849. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 

CONSISTORY. 
Rhode  Island Providence  ...April  10,  1856.  .  Fourth  Wednesday. 


SUBORDINATE  BODIES.  643 

CONNECTICUT. 

LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Xame  Location  Charter  Stated    Meetings 

DeWitt  Clinton.  .  Bridgeport   ...May    11,  1858.  .  First  Monday. 

King  Solomon Norwich  May  28,  1864. .  Fourth     Monday    in    Jan., 

May  and  Sept. 

Charter  Oak Hartford   May   19.  1S66.  .  Second  Thursday. 

E.  G.  Storer New  Haven \ug.  19,  1874. .  First      Monday     in     Jan., 

March.  Apl..  May,  Sept. 

and  Nov. 
Doric Waterbury   ..   Sept   23,  1897. .  Fourth   Tuesday,   Sept.   to 

March,  inclusive. 

COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Washington Bridgeport  ...June     1.  1858. .  Second  Monday. 

Van  Rensselaer. .  Norwich  May  28,  1864. .  Fourth     Monday    in    Feb., 

May  and  Oct. 
Elm  City New  Haven.  .  .Aug.  18,  1875. .  First  Monday  in  Feb.,  Apl.. 

Oct.  and  Dec. 

Hartford Hartford   Aug.  16.  1876 . .  Third  Thursday. 

Ionic Waterbury   . .  .Sept.  23,  1897.  .Subject  to  call. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 

Pequonnock Bridgeport   .    .Tune      1.  1858.  .  Third  Monday 

Norwich Norwich May   28.  1864.  .  Fourth  Monday  in  March, 

May  and  Nov. 
New  Haven New  Haven.  ..  Aug.   19.  1875.  .  Third    Thursday    in    Feb. 

April.  Oct.  and  Dec. 

Cyrus  Goodell Hartford  Aug.   16.1876.    Fourth  Thursday. 

Corinthian Waterbury Sept.  23,1897.    Subject  to  call. 

CONSISTORIES. 

Lafayette Bridgeport   .    .June     1.  1858. .  Fourth    Monday    in    Jan., 

Feb.,  March,  April,  May 
and  Nov. 

Connecticut Norwich    May   28, 1864.  .At  call. 

NEW  YORK. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  (Stated    Meetings 

Ineffable Albany    Dec.    20,  1767. .  Fourth   Thursday. 

The    Lods:e  of 

Perfection  of 

New  York  City.  New   York.  .  .  .April     7.  1849.    First  Friday. 

Central  City Syracuse    Nov.  27, 1862. .All     Mondays,     except    in 

June  July,  Aug.  and  Sept. 


644 


SUBORDINATE  BODIES. 

NEW  YORK— Continued. 

LODGES   OF   PERFECTION— Continued. 


Date  of 
Charter 


Stated   Meetings 


Aurora  Grata Brooklyn Nov.     6, 1808. .  First  Friday,  Oct.  to  April. 

Otseningo Binghamton  . .  May   16.  1867.  .First  Friday. 

Rochester Rochester May   16,  1867. .  First  and  Third  Thursdays 

Corning Corning May   16,  1867. .  First  and  Third  Mondays 

Palmoni Buffalo May   16,  1867. .  First  Friday. 

Delta Troy  Nov.  16,  1871 . .  Third  Friday. 

Yah-nun-dah-sis.  Utica  Nov.  13,  1873. .  Second  and  Fourth  Thurs- 
days. 

Germania Rochester  ....  Aug.   19.  1874.  .Third  Tuesday. 

Niagara Niagara  Falls.  Aug.   16,  1876.  .Third  Tuesday,  except  July 

and  August. 

Watertown Watertown  ...Sept.  5. 1884. .  Second  and  Fourth  Tues- 
day 

St.  Lawrence Norwood  Sept.  19,  1889. .  Second  and  Fourth  Mon- 
days. 

Olean Olean  Sept.  17,  1891. .  Second  and  Fourth  Mon- 
days. 

Cortland Cortland  Sept.  18,  1902. .  First  and  Third  Wednes- 
days. 

Ithaca Ithaca Sept.  18,  1902. .  First     Monday,     Oct.     to 

June,  inclusive. 

Jamestown Jamestown  . . .  Sept.  21,  1904. .  First  and  Third  Mondays. 


COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 


Grand  Council . . .  .Albany Dec.   20,  1767. 

The  Council  of  P. 

I.  of  N.Y.City..-New  York....  Nov.     3,1808. 

Central  City Syracuse   Nov.  27,1862. 

Aurora  Grata Brooklyn June     6,  1866. 

Otseningo Binghamton  ..May   16,1867. 

Rochester Rochester May    16.  1867. 

Corning Corning Mav    16,  1867. 

Palmoni Buffalo May    16,1867. 

Delta Trov  Aug.  19,  1874. 

Yah-nun-dah-sis .  .Utica Sept.  20,  1882 . 

Olean Olean   Sept.  17,  1891 . 


Oedensburg. 
Tamestown. . 


.Watertown 
.Jamestown 


.Sept.  21,1893. 
Sept.  21.1904. 


Fourth  Thursdays. 

Third  alternate  Friday  in 
Oct..  Dec,  Feb.,  April 
and  May. 

Second  Monday,  except 
June,  Julv,  Aug.,  Sept. 

Third  Friday,  Oct.,  Jan. 
and  April. 

Second  Friday. 

First  and  Third  Thursdays 

First  and  Third  Mondays. 

Second  Friday. 

Third  Friday. 

Constitutional  and  at  call. 

Second  and  Fourth  Mon- 
days. 

Constitutional  and  at  call. 

F?rst  ?nd  Third  Mondays. 


SUBORDINATE   BODIES. 


645 


NEW  YORK— Continued. 
CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 


Date  of 
Charter 


The  Chapter  of  R. 
C.  of  N.Y.City..New  York....  Aug.     6,1806. 

Albany Albany Nov.  16,  1824. 

Central  City Syracuse Nov.  27,  1862. 

Aurora  Grata Brooklyn June     6,  1886 


Otseningo Binghamton  ..May    16,1867. 

Rochester Rochester May    16,1867. 

Corning Corning May    16,1867. 

Delta Troy  Aug.   19,1874. 

Yah-nun-dah-sis.  .Utica    Sept.  20.  1882. 

Buffalo Buffalo Sept.  21,1893. 

Ofdensburg Watertown  ...Sept.  21,1893. 

CONSISTORIES 

The  Consistory 

of  X.  Y.  City .  . .  New  York Aug.  6,  1806. 

Albany Albany Nov.  16.  1824 

Central  City Syracuse    Nov.  27,1862 

Otseningo Binghamton  ..May   16,1867 

Rochester Rochester May    16,1867 

Corning Corning May    16,  1867 

Aurora  Grata Brooklyn Sept.  19,  1889 

Buffalo Buffalo Sept.  21,1893 


Stated    Meetings 


.Third  alternate  Friday. 

.  Fourth  Thursday. 

.Third    Monday,  except    in 

June,  July,  Aug.,  Sept. 
.  Third   Friday  in   Nov.  and 

Feb.,  and  First  Friday  in 

May. 
.Third  Friday. 
.  First  and  Third  Thursdays 
First  and  Third  Mondays. 
.Third  Friday. 
.  Constitutional  and  at  call. 
.  Third  Friday. 
.Constitutional  and  at  call. 


.  Fourth  Friday. 
.  Fourth  Thursday. 
.  Fourth  Monday,  except  in 
June,  July,  Aug.  and  Sept. 
.  Fourth  Friday. 
First  and  Third  Thursdays 
.  First  and  Third  Mondays. 
.Third      Friday      in      Dec, 

March  and  May. 
.  Fourth  Friday. 


NEW  JERSEY. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 


Location 


Date  of 
Charter 


Stated    Meetings 


Mercer Trenton May   23.  1863.  .First  Tuesday,  except  July 

and  August. 

Tercev  City  ..Jersey    City... May    19.  1866. .  Second    Tuesday    in    Feb., 

J  '  April.  Oct.  and  Dec. 

Excelsior Camden   June   17.  1870.  .  Fourth      Friday     in     June, 

Sept.,  Oct.  and  Feb. 

Adoniram Paterson   Nov.  13,  1873.  .  Second    Friday    in    March, 

June,  Sept.  and  Dec. 


64G 


SUBORDINATE   BODIES. 


NEW  JERSEY— Continued. 
COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

Mercer Trenton May    19,  1866. .  First  Tuesday,  except  July 

and  August. 
Excelsior Camden  June   17,  1870. .  Fourth     Friday     in     June, 

Nov.  and  March. 
Jersey  City Jersey  City Nov.  16,  1871 ..  Fourth    Tuesday    in    Feb., 

April,  Oct.  and  Dec. 
Adoniram Paterson   Nov.  13,  1873. .  Second     Friday     in     Jan., 

April,  July  and  Oct. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 
Trenton Trenton June  26,  1868. .  First  Tuesday,  except  July 

and  August. 
Jersey  City Jersey    City...  Nov.   16,  1871 ..  Second    Tuesday    in    Jan., 

March,  May  and  Nov. 
Excelsior Camden  Nov.   16,  1871. .  Fourth     Friday     in     June, 

Dec.  and  April. 
Adoniram Paterson  Nov.  13,  1873.  .Second     Friday     in     Feb., 

May,  Aug.  and  Nov. 

CONSISTORIES. 
New  JerseySov.'.  Jersey  City..  ..May   16,  1867.  .Fourth    Tuesday    in    Jan., 

March,  May  and  Nov. 
Excelsior Camden  Sept.  27,  1883. .  Fourth     Friday     in     June, 

Dec,  Jan.  and  May. 
Trenton Trenton Sept.  20,  1906. .  First  Tuesday,  except  July 

and  Aug. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

. .  May   14, 1852. .  First  Thursday. 

July    11,  1857.. Third  Friday. 
..Mar.  15,  1864..  Second  Friday. 
. .  May    19,  1866. .  Third  Thursday. 
. .  Aug.  18,  1875 . .  Fourth  Tuesday. 
..Sept.  19,  1888..  First  and  Third  Mondays. 
. .  Sept.  19,  1888. .  First  Tuesday. 
..Sept.  18, 1890..  Last  Friday,  also  June  24 
and  Dec.  27. 

..Sept.  23,  1897.. Third  Wednesday. 

.  Sept.  18,  1901 . .  Last  Thursday. 
..Sept.  21,1904..  Fourth  Thursday. 
.  .Sept.  20,  1906.  .Fourth  Wednesday  in  Jan., 
March,  April,  May,  June 
and  Oct. 

.  Sept.  22,  1909. .  Second  Monday 

.Sept.  22, 1910.  .Second  Thursday. 


Gourgas Pittsburgh    . 

Philadelphia Philadelphia 

Harrisburg Harrisburg  . 

Enoch Bloomsburg 

Lancaster Lancaster  . . 

Keystone Scranton   . . . 

Presque  Isle Erie 

Towanda Towanda  ... 


Coudersport Coudersport 

Williamsport Williamsport 

Uniontown Uniontown  . 

Reading Reading 


NewCastle New   Castle. 

Venango Oil    City 


SUBORDINATE   BODIES.  G4.7 

PENNSYLVANIA— Continued. 
COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Date   of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh    ...May    14, 1857. .  First  Thursday. 

Dejoinville Pittsburgh    ...July    11, 1857.  .Third  Friday. 

Harrisburg Harrisburg  ...Mar.  15.  1864. .  Second  Friday. 

Zerubbabel Bloomsburg  . .  May    19,  1865 . .  Third  Thursday. 

Keystone Scranton  Sept.  18,  1890. .  First  and  Third  Mondays. 

Hayden Towanda Sept.  20,  1894. .  Any  Friday,  upon  call. 

Coudersport Coudersport  ..Sept.  21,  1898. . Third  Wednesday. 

Williamsport Williamsport  .Sept.  18,  1901 ..  Last  Thursday. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh May    14, 1857. .  First      Thursday,      except 

May  on  2nd  Thursdays. 

Kilwinning Philadelphia  ..July    11,  1857.  .  Third  Friday. 

Evergreen   Bloomsburg  ..  May   19,  1865.  .Third  Thursday. 

Harrisburg Harrisburg  ...Nov.  15,  1865. .  Second  Friday. 

Keystone Scranton  Sept.  18,  1890. .  First  and  Third  Mondays. 

Calvary Towanda Sept.  20,  1894.  .Any  Friday,  upon  call. 

Coudersport Coudersport  ..Sept.  21,  1898. .  Third  Wednesday. 

Williamsport Williamsport  .Sept.  18, 1901. .  Last  Thursday. 

CONSISTORIES. 

Pennsylvania Pittsburgh    ...May    14,  1857. .  First      Thursday,      except 

May  on  2nd  Thursday. 

Philadelphia Philadelphia  ..July    11,  1857.  .Third  Friday. 

Harrisburg Harrisburg  ...Nov.   15,  1865. .  Second  Friday. 

Caldwell Bloomsburg  ..May    19,  1867. .  Third  Thursday. 

Keystone Scranton   Sept.  18,  1890. .  First  and  Third  Mondays. 

Coudersport Coudersport  ..Sept.  20, 1900.  .Third  Wednesday. 

Williamsport Williamsport  .Sept.  18,  1901 ..  Last  Thursday. 

DELAWARE. 

LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated   Meetings 

Wilmington Wilmington     .Sept.  22,  1910. .  Fourth  Friday,  on  notice. 

COUNCIL  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 
Wilmington Wilmington  ..Sept.  21,  1911. .  Fourth  Friday,  on  notice. 

CHAPTER  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 
Wilmington Wilmington  ..Sept.  21.  1911 ..  Fourth  Friday,  on  notice. 

CONSISTORY. 
Delaware Wilmington  ..Oct.      3,  1912. .  Fourth  Friday,  on  call. 


648 


SUBORDINATE   BODIES. 


OHIO. 

LODGE  OF  PERFECTION. 


Name 

Gibulum. . . 


Location 
Cincinnati 


Date  of 
Charter 


April  27, 1853 


Cambridge Cambridge 

Eliadah Cleveland 

Enoch Columbus 

Gabriel Dayton  .  .  . 

Mi-a-mi Toledo  . . . 

Emeth Canton  . . . 

Carson Steubenville 


.Mav  14,  1857 
.May  19,  1866 
.Sept.  19,  1877 
.  Sept.  20,  1880 
.Sept.  20,1880 
.Sept.  17,1896 

Sept.  18,  1902 


Hiram Youngstown  ..Sept.  21,  1905 


Stated    Meetings 

.  First,  Third  and   Fifth 
Thursdays,  Sept.  to  June. 

.  Second  Monday. 

.  First  Friday. 

.  Every  Friday. 

.Second  and  Fourth  Fridays 

.  Last  Saturday. 

.  Second  Tuesday. 

.  Fourth  Thursday. 

.  First  and  Third  Thursdays, 
Nov.  to  Feb.  inch,  and 
First  Thursday  in  May. 


COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 


Dalcho Cincinnati April  27,  1853. 

Cambridge Cambridge    ...May    14,1857. 

Buhurim Cleveland    May  19,  1866. 

Franklin Columbus   ....  Sept.  18,  1879. 

Mi-a-mi Dayton    Sept.  20,1880. 

Northern  Light..  Toledo  Sept.  20,1881. 

Cutler Steubenville  .  .Sept.  17,  1903. 

Mystic Canton Sept.  17,1903. 

Youngstown Youngstown    .Sept.  21,1911. 


.  Constitutional. 

.  Second  Monday. 

.Second  Friday. 

.  Every  Friday. 

.  Second  and  Fourth  Fridays 

.  Last  Saturday. 

.  Fourth  Thursday. 

.  Second  Thursday. 

.  First  and  Third  Thursdays, 
Nov.  to  Feb.  incl.,  and 
First  Thursday  in  May. 


CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 


Cincinnati Cincinnati Dec.  27.1853. 

Ariel Cleveland    ....Mav  19,1866. 

Columbus Columbus   ....Sept.  18.1879. 

Dayton Dayton    Sept.  20.  1880. 

Cambridge Cambridge   . . .  Sept.  20.  1880. 

Fort  Industry. . . .  Toledo  Sept.  20, 1881 . 

Drummond Steubenville  ..Sept.  17.1903. 

Brenton Canton    Sept.  17,1903. 

Youngstown Youngstown    .Sept.  21,1911. 


CONSISTORIES. 


.  Constitutional. 

.Third  Friday. 

.  Every  Friday. 

.  Second  and  Fourth  Fridays 

.  Second  Monday. 

.  Last  Saturday. 

.  Fourth  Thursday. 

.  Second  Thursday. 

.  First  and  Third  Mondays. 
Nov.  to  Feb.  inch,  and 
First  Thursday  in  May. 


Ohio Cincinnati Mav    14,  1854.  .  Constitutional. 

Lake  Erie Cleveland  Sept.  18,  1890.  .  Fourth  Friday. 

Scioto Columbus   ....Sept.  20,  1900. .  Every  Friday. 

Toledo Toledo  Sept.  21,  1905.  .  Last  Saturday. 

Dayton Dayton Sept.  18,  1907. .  Second  and  Fourth  Fridays 


SUBORDINATE  BODIES. 

MICHIGAN. 

LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 


649 


Date  of  ,    „     ., 

Charter  Stated   Meetings 


TW™i+  fnr.on      Detroit May   22,  1862. .  Every  Tuesday. 

Dctroit-Carson...uetroit  *      4,  1868. .  First  Tuesday. 

l[orft\. Bay  City  P        Sep"   25  1884. .  First  and  Third  Mondays. 

S^Sev::::::.SStiSte  :...sept.  15,1886.. Third  Friday. 

COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

rorCftT1  Detroit May  22, 1861 ..  First  Wednesday. 

£arson Grand  Rapids   \pril    4, 1868. .  First  Wednesday. 

gy^:;- Bay  City  Sept.  16  1885.  .Third  Monday. 

Se^periorV.V.ScStte  ....Sept.  15,  1886.  .Third  Friday. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 
,f        .  n,-.p.  TVtroit  .May   22,  1862.. Third  Monday. 

Mount  Olnet Detro »*  —  —  -W   !9  1878. .  First  Wednesday. 

Robinson     ......Grand  Rapids.,  ept     g  Mo 

PeSur  "T/iSquefte  ! '. ! .  Ma'y   18, 1891 . .  Third  Friday. 

CONSISTORIES. 
m-».j««  TVtroi*  ..May  22, 1862..  Second  Wednesday. 

Knc^MSoore'.MaCene  ....Sep,.  18, 1913.  .Third  Friday. 

INDIANA. 

LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of  ,   __     .. 

..„_  charter  Stated    Meetings 

Xame  Location  t^naner 

Tnrlianannlis      May   19, 1865 ..  Wednesdays. 

Adoniram l"drt  Wavne  ' '  Sept    19. 1888. .  First  and  Third  Tuesdays. 

|^^V:::::I^aPf.::iS:  SlWl..Kr.t  and  Third  Tuesdays. 

COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM, 
c-       -i  Tndiananolis    .May   19,  1865.  .Wednesdays. 

§EK* Fort  Wayne  •  -  Sept.  18,  1890 . .  Second  and   Fourth  Tues- 

ua.Tius days. 

MordeCai Evansville  ....  Sept.  18,  1913 . .  First  and  Third  Tuesdays. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROTX. 
t    *■  i:B  Tnrlhnanolis      May    19, 1865. .  Wednesdays. 

§SSS?!?::::::fS?^SS!  -Sept  20:i906..First  and  Third  Fndays. 

CONSISTORIES. 


650  SUBORDINATE  BODIES. 

ILLINOIS. 

LODGES  OF  PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated    Meetings 

Van  Rensselaer. .  Chicago May    14,  1857. .  First  Thursdays. 

Quincy Quincy Mar.    16,  1866. .  First  Wednesday. 

Freeport Freeport   Feb.    17,  1867. .  Second  and   Fourth  Wed- 
nesdays. 

Central  City Peoria    Feb.    25,  1867. .  First  Monday. 

Danville Danville Sept.  20.  1905..  First  Wednesday 

St.  Clair East  St.  Louis.Sept.  18,  1907. .  First  Friday. 

Sangamo Springfield   ...Sept.  17,  1908. .  First  Tuesday. 

Bloomington Bloomington  .Sept.  17,  1908. .  Fourth  Friday. 

COUNCILS  OF  PRINCES  OF  JERUSALEM. 

Chicago Chicago  May   14,  1857. .  Second  Thursday. 

Quincy Quincy Mar.   16,  1866. .  Second  Wednesday. 

Freeport Freeport   Feb.     7,  1867. .  Second  and   Fourth  Wed- 
nesdays. 

Peoria Peoria    Feb.   25,  1867. .  Second  Monday. 

Walter  A.Stevens  Danville    Sept.  22,  1909. .  Second  Wednesday. 

Zerubbabel Bloomington  .Sept.  22, -1910.  .  Fourth  Friday,  on  call 

Springfield Springfield  ....Sept.  22,  1910. .  Second  Tuesday 

Cahokia East  St.  Louis.Sept.  21, 1911 . .  First  Friday. 

CHAPTERS  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 

Gourgas Chicago  May    14.  1857. .  Third  Thursday. 

Quincy Quincy Mar.  16,  1866. .  Third  Wednesday 

Freeport Freeport   Feb.      7,  1867. .  Second  and  Fourth   Wed- 
nesdays. 

Peoria Peoria    Feb.    25,  1867. .  Third  Monday. 

Gil.  W.  Barnard. .  Danville    Sept.  22,  1909.  .Third  Wednesday 

Mt.  Calvary Bloomington  .Sept.  22,  1910. .  Fourth  Friday,  on  call 

Springfield Springfield   ...Sept.  22,1910. .  Second  Tuesday 

John  M.  Pearson.  East  St.  Louis.Sept.  21,  1911. .  First  Friday. 

CONSISTORIES. 

Oriental Chicago  May    14,  1857. .  Fourth  Thursday. 

Quincy Quincy Mar.  16,  1866. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 

Freeport Freeport    Feb.     7.  1867. .  Second  and   Fourth   Wed- 
nesday. 

Peoria Peoria Feb.    25,  1867. .  Fourth  "Monday. 

Bloomington Bloomington  .Sept.  18,  1913.  .Second  and  Fourth  Fridavs 

MississippiValley.East  St.  Louis.Oct.      3,  1912. .  First  Friday. 

Springfield Springfield    . .  .Oct.      3,  1912. .  Fourth  Tuesday. 

Vermilion Danville Oct.      3,  1912. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 


SUBORDINATE  BODIES.  651 

WISCONSIN. 
LODGE   OF   PERFECTION. 

Date  of 
Name  Location  Charter  Stated    Meetings 

Wisconsin Milwaukee   ...Aug.     7, 1863. .  First  Wednesday. 

COUNCIL   OF  PRINCES   OF  JERUSALEM. 
Wisconsin Milwaukee   ...Aug.     7,  1863. .  Second  Wednesday. 

CHAPTER  OF  ROSE  CROIX. 

Wisconsin Milwaukee   ...Aug.     7, 1863. .  Third  Wednesday. 

CONSISTORY. 

Wisconsin Milwaukee    ...Aug.     7, 1863. .  Fourth  Wednesday. 


PRESIDING   OFFICERS  AND   SECRETARIES.  653 

PRESIDING    OFFICERS  AND   SECRETARIES 

OF   THE 

SUBORDINATE   BODIES 

ARRANGED  IN 

ALPHABETICAL  ORDER  OF  THE  RESPECTIVE 
VALLEYS 

1913—1914 


ALB  A  XV,  X.  Y.— 1. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° James   N.  Kemp T.  Aus.  Williamson,  32° 

887  Broadway.  P.  O.   Box  410. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Edgar  C.  Leonard T.  Aus.  Williamson,  32° 

44   Willett   St. 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .Luther  C.  Warner,  33° T.  Aus.  Williamson,  32° 

93    State  St. 

Consistory,  32°.  Edward  B.  Cantine.  33° Harold  F.  Andrews,  32° 

Albany  Co.   Bank   Bldg.  154   Lancaster  St. 

AUBURN.  MAINE.— 65. 

Council,  16°.... John  R.  Webber.  32° Tohn   IT.   Merrill,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Albert  M.  Penley,  33° John   II.   Merrill,  32° 

AUGUSTA,  MAINE.— 77. 
Lodge,  14° Levi  E.  Jones,  32° Stanley  K.  Hawkins,  32° 

Winthrop. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Thomas  H.  Bodge,  32° Stanley  K.  Hawkins,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .Warren  C.  Phillbrook,  32°. . . .  Stanley  K.  Hawkins,  32" 

BANGOR,  MAINE.— 57. 
Lodge,  14° Harry  W.  Libbey,  32° Geo.  B.  Freeland,  32° 

P.  O.  Box 

Council,  16°. . . .  Edwin  N.  Miller,  32° Geo.  B.  Freeland,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Charles  H.  Adams,  32° Geo.  B.  Freeland,  32° 

BAY  CITY,  MICHIGAN.— 58. 

Lodge,  14° Oscar  F.  Harding,  32° Frank  F.  Price,  32° 

Council.  16°. . . .  William  A.  Penny,  33° Frank  F.  Price,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Edgar  M.  Sharp.  33° Frank  F.  Price,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  Charles  E.  Layer,    3° Frank  F.  Price,  32° 


654  PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AXD   SECRETARIES. 

BENNINGTON,  VT.— 55. 

Presiding    Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° James  C.  Mitchell Edward  L.  Bates,  33° 

No.    Bennington. 

BINGHAMTON,  N.  Y.— 38. 
Lodge,  14° Leon  C.  Rhodes.  32° David  M.  Johnson,  33° 

McNamara  Building  404  Kilmer  Block. 

Council,  16°.  .  . .  Jerome  F.  Peck,  32° David  M.  Johnson,  33° 

100   Water   St. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Frederick  C.  Kelly,  32° David  M.  Johnson,  33° 

301   Water   St. 

Consistory,  32°.  Harry  C.  Walker,  33° David  M.  Johnson,  33° 

804    Kilmer   Building. 

BLOOMINGTON,  ILL.— 94. 
Lodge,  14° Nimrod   Mace,  32° George  R.  Smith,  32° 

518   Griesheim  Bldg. 

Council.  16°....  Walter  T.  Trimmer.  32° George  R.  Smith,  32° 

Chapter,  18°....Harrv  M.  Palmer.  32° George  R.  Smith,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  Delmar  D.  Darrah,  33° George  R.  Smith,  32° 

BLOOMSBURG,  PA.— 29. 

Lodge,  14° Frank  P.  Martenis,  32° Harvey  A.  McKillip,  33° 

So.   Bethlehem. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Charles  D.  Morganroth,  32°. .  Harvey  A.  McKillip,  33° 

Shamokin. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Frederick  A.  Tencate,  32°. . . .  Harvey  A.  McKillip,  33" 

Phoenixville. 

Consistory,  32°.  John  S.  Mack,  M.D.,  33° Harvey  A.  McKillip,  33° 

Slatington. 

BOSTON,  MASS.^. 
Lodge,  14° John  J.  VanValkenburgh,  33°.  Benj.  W.  Rowell,  33° 

South   Framingham.  Masonic   Temple. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Edward  O.  Hatch,  32° Benj.  W.  Rowell,  33° 

51   North  Market  St. 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .Benjamin  S.  Frost,  32° Benj.  W.  Rowell,  33° 

79    Cliff   St.,    Winthrop. 

Consistory,  32°.  George  C.  Thacher,  32° Benj.  W.  Rowell,  33° 

Masonic    Tempi 

BRIDGEPORT,  CONN.— 14. 

Lodge,  14° Edgar  B.   Ellis,  32° Eben.  S.  Phillips,  33° 

Council,  16°. . . .  Joel  T.  Wooster,  33° Eben.  S.  Phillips,  33° 

344  John  St. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .August  M.  Engelhard,  32°...  Eben.  S.  Phillips,  33° 
Consistory,  32°.  Charles  M.  Gerdenier,  33°....  Eben.  S.  Phillips,  33° 


PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND  SECRETARIES.  655 

BROOKLYN,  N.  Y.— 3. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Russell   L.   Boyer Theodore  A.  Taylor,  33° 

82   Beaver  St.,    New   York.  630   Westminster  Rd. 

Council,  16°. . . .  William  E.  Merriss,  32° Theodore  A.  Taylor,  33° 

165  Broadway,  New  York. 

Chapter,  18° John  A.  Morison,  33° Theodore  A.  Taylor,  33° 

41  Park  Row,   New  York. 

Consistory,  32°.  Charles  H.  Luscomb,  33° Theodore  A.  Taylor,  33° 

41  Park  Row,   New  York. 

BUFFALO,   N.  Y.— 35. 
Lodge,  14° Walter  F.  Gibson,  32° Harrv   D.   Hosmer,   32° 

400   Main   St.  Anchor  Line  Dock. 

Council.  16°....  Byron  B.  Daggett,  32° Harry   D.   Hosmer,   32° 

841  Auburn  Ave. 

Chapter,  18°....  Fred  B.  Griffith,  Jr.,  32° Harry   D.   Hosmer,   32° 

32   Red  Jacket  Pky. 

Consistory,  32°.  George  K.  Staples,  33° Harry   D.   Hosmer,  32° 

736   Ellicott  Square. 

BURLINGTON,  VT.-41. 
Lodge,  14° Peter  G.  Godfrey LaForest  J.    Paige,   32° 

35    School   St. 

Council,  16°....  Peter  G.  Godfrey LaForest  J.    Paige,   32° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .George  E.  Ferrin,  32° LaForest   J.    Paige,  32° 

221  S.  Winooski  Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  Herbert  B.  Small,  32° LaForest  J.   Paige,  32° 

63   Church   St. 

CAMBRIDGE,  OHIO.— 12. 

Lodge,  14° Frank  L.  Schick,  32° D.  M.  Hawthorne,  18° 

Council,  16° Maurice  R.  Potter,  32° D.  M.  Hawthorne.  18° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .William  T.  Ramsey.  32° D.  M.  Hawthorne,  18° 

CAMDEN,  N.  J.-^0. 
Lodge,  14° Frank  J.  Hineline,  32° Edward    Mills,   33° 

229   Stevens   St. 

Council,  16°. ...  Charles  W.  Garman,  33° Edward   Mills,   33° 

Haddon  Heights.   N.  J. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Wilbur  R.  Coles,  32° Edward    Mills,   33° 

Consistory,  32°.  William  P.  Weiser,  33° Edward   Mills,   33° 

501   Market   St. 

CANTON,  OHIO.— 78. 
Lodge,  14° Arthur  R.  Turnbull,  32° William  A.  Bell.  32° 

219    Kentucky   Ave. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Charles  A.  Stolberg,  32° William  A.  Bell,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Eli  P.  Willaman,  33° William  A.  Bell,  32° 


656  PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND  SECRETARIES. 

CHICAGO,  ILL.— 10. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Julius  R.  Kline.  33° Chester  S.  Gurney,  33° 

1418  Ashland  Block.  919  Dearborn  Ave. 

Council,  16° Urbine  J.  Herrmann,  33° Chester  S.   Gurney,  33° 

132  N.   Dearborn  St. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Grant  Orr,  32° Chester  S.   Gurney,  33* 

6539    Harvard    Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  Hiram  L.  Wiltse.  33° Chester  S.   Gurney,  33° 

108   S.   LaSalle  St. 

CINCINNATI,  OHIO.— 9. 
Lodge,  14° Henry  E.  Engelhardt,  33°. ...  F.  William  Harte,  32° 

1008   4th   Nat.    Bank   Bldg.  417    Broadway. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Frank  W.  Hendley,  33° F.  William  Harte,  32° 

2531    Gilbert   Ave. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Scott  Holmes,  32° F.  William  Harte.  32° 

505    Johnston   Building. 

Consistory,  32°.  Joel  Cave  Clore,  33° F.  William  Harte,  32° 

403  Bell  Block. 

CLEVELAND,  OHIO.— 28. 
Lodge,  14° George  E.  Turrill,  32° Henry  E.  Morrison,  32° 

30S   Euclid  Ave.  Masonic    Temple. 

Council,  16°. . . .  James  B.  Ruhl,  32° Henry  E.  Morrison,  32° 

713   Society  for  Savings   Bldg. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Edwin  S.  Griffiths,  33° Henry  E.  Morrison,  32» 

4942   Hamilton  Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  Gibson   H.   Robinson.  33° Henry  E.  Morrison,  32» 

748   Superior   Ave.,    N.    W. 

COLUMBUS,  OHIO.— 52. 
Lodge,  14° William  L.  Van  Sickel   33°. . .  Wilden  E.  Joseph,  33° 

Ruggery  Bldg.  Masonic    Temple. 

Council,  16° Florus  F.  Lawrence,  33° Wilden  E.  Joseph,  33° 

328   East  State   St. 

Chapter,  18° Charles  L.  Pretzman,  33° Wilden  E.  Joseph,  33* 

New   Hayden   Bldg. 

Consistory,  32°.  John  P.  McCune,  33° Wilden  E.  Joseph,  33° 

395    East  Broad   St. 

CONCORD,  N.  H.— 70. 

Lodge.  14° Eben  M.  Willis.  32° John  F.  Webster,  33° 

Council,  16°....  Charles  D.  Denning,  32°.  ..T.John  F.  Webster,  33° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .William  D.  Chandler,  33°....  John  F.  Webster,  33° 

CORNING,  N.  Y.— 36. 
Lodge    14° Arthur  D.  Moore G.  Whr.  Robertson,  32° 

123  Griffith  St.  P.   O.   Box   1. 

Council,  16° John  W.  Torkington,  32°....  G.  Whr.  Robertson,  32° 

191   Bridge  St. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  John  C.  Ball,  32° G.  Whr.  Robertson,  32° 

105   East   First   St. 

Consistory,  32°.  Harrv  H.  Pratt G.  Whr.  Robertson,  32» 

138    Cedar    St. 


PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND  SECRETARIES.  657 

CORTLAND,  N.  Y.— 84. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Charles  H.  V.  Elliott Thomas  P.  Bristol. 

COUDERSPORT,  PA.— 79. 

Lodge,  14° Alfred  N.  Crandall Wm.  W.  Thompson,  32° 

Council.  16° Frederick  J.  Wandall Wm.  W.  Thompson,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Samuel  F.  Brush Wm.  W.  Thompson,  32" 

Clarion. 

Consistory,  32°.  Milton  J.  Potter,  33° Wm.  W.  Thompson,  32° 

DANVILLE,  ILL.— 90. 
Lodge,  14° Clint  L.  Sandusky,  33° James  P.  Sutton.  32° 

37  Vermilion  St.  600    The    Temple. 

Council,  16° Mordecai  L.  Howard James  P.  Sutton,  32° 

107  Franklin  St. 

Chapter,  18°.... John    N.    Fairchild James  P.  Sutton.  32° 

909    Logan   Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  Clint  L.  Sandusky,  33° James  P.  Sutton,  32° 

37    Vermilion    St. 

DAYTON,  OHIO.— 54. 
Lodge,  14° Michael  L.  Finnell,  33° Eli  Fasold,  33° 

Masonic  Temple. 

Council.  16°. . . .  Carl  A.  Plocher,  32° Eli  Fasold,  33° 

Chapter.  18°. . . .  George  L.  Marshall,  33° Eli  Fasold,  33° 

Consistory,  32°.  John  Flotron,  33° Eli  Fasold,  33° 

DETROIT,  MICH.— 16. 
Lodge,  14° William  P.  Airheart,  32° Arba    M.   Seymour,   32° 

147    Griswold    St.  Masonic  Temple. 

Council.  16°....  Maurice  P.  Fikes,  32° Arba    M.   Seymour,   32° 

63   Alfred   St. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Thomas  S.  Marriott,  32° Arba    M.   Seymour,   32° 

28  Woodland  Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  William  Van  Sickle,  33° Arba    M.    Seymour,   32° 

Majestic   Building. 

DOVER,  N.  H.— 32. 
Lodge,  14° John  K.  Hatch,  32° John  H.  Nealley,  33° 

EAST  ST.  LOUIS,  ILL.— 92. 
Lodge,  14° George    B.   Powell I.  H.  Todd    32° 

K  care   Ry.   Steel   Spring  Co.  14th  St.  &  College  Ave. 

Council.  16°. . . .  Henry  C.  Winot,  32° I.  H.  Todd,  32° 

1518   Hall   St. 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .Herbert  W.  Cox I.  H.  Todd.  32° 

465   Columbia   Place. 

Consistory,  32°.  Charles  H.  Spilman,  33° I.  H.  Todd,  32° 

Edwardsvllle. 

ERIE,  PA.— 62. 
Lodge,  14° Ritchie  T.  Marsh David  A.  Sawdey,  33° 


658  PRESIDING   OFFICERS  AND   SECRETARIES. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

EVANSVILLE,  IXD.— 97. 

Lodge.  14° John  R.  Sterne.  33° John  W.  Hodgen,  32° 

Council,  16° William  E.  Barnes Albert  Schardt. 

FALL  RIVER,  MASS.— 99. 

Lodge,  14° Robert  N.  Hathaway,  32° Elmer  B.  Young. 

Council,  16° William  H.  Beattie Elmer  B.  Young. 

Chapter,  18°.... David  J.  Burdick Elmer  B.  Young. 

FORT  WAYNE,  IND.— 66. 

Lodge,  14° William   Geake,  33° Charles  E.  Read,  33° 

Council,  16°....  Will  C.  Geake.  32° Charles  E.  Read,  33° 

Chapter,  18°.... Arthur  J.  Folsom,  32° Charles  E.  Read.  33° 

Consistory.  32°.  William   Geake,  33° Charles  E.  Read,  33° 

EREEPORT,  ILL.— 33. 

Lodge.  14° Joseph  W.  Benston Walter  B.  Erfert,  32° 

Council,  16° Eugene   H.   Place Walter  B.  Erfert,  32° 

Chapter,  18° Charles  F.  Knecht  Walter  B.  Erfert,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  Walter  C.  Jencks Walter  B.  Erfert,  32° 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.— 39. 
Lodge,  14" S.  Eugene  Osgood,  32° Rich.  D.  Swartout,  33° 

Masonic    Temple. 

Council.  16°. . . .  Lou  B.  Winsor,  33° Rich.  D.  Swartout,  33° 

Reed   City. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .William  Gould   Bray,  33°....  Rich.  D.  Swartout,  33° 
Kalamazoo. 

Consistory,  32°.  C.  W.  Sessions,  33° Rich.  D.  Swartout,  33° 

Muskegon. 

GREENFIELD,  MASS.— 100. 
Lodge,  14° Charles  W.  Schuler Eugene  B.  Blake. 

HARRISBURG,  PA.— 21. 
Lodge,  14° Robert  W.  Hoy Charles  C.  Schriver,  32° 

902   Green   St.  P.   O.   Box   523. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Karl   Steward Charles  C.  Schriver,  32° 

1405   N.   Front   St. 

Chapter,  18° Charles  D.  Weirick Charles  C.  Schriver,  32° 

Lebanon. 

Consistory,  32°.  Frederick  J.  Smith Charles  C.  Schriver,  32° 

P.  O.  Box  440. 

HARTFORD,  CONN.— 31. 
Lodge,  14° Clavton  W.  Rowley,  32° William  F.  Loomis,  33° 

Hartford  Times.  P.   O.   Box   976. 

Council.  16°....  Horace  W.  Eddy,  32° William  F.  Loomis,  33° 

New   Britain. 

Chapter,  18°....  Frank  W.  Dunham,  M.D.,33°.  William  F.  Loomis,  33° 

902  Main  St. 


PRESIDING  OFFICERS   AND  SECRETARIES.  659 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

HAVERHILL,  MASS.— 72. 
Lodge,  14° Daniel  C.  Hunt r. .  Benj.  B.  Gilman,  32° 

INDIANAPOLIS,  IND.— 25. 
Lodge,  14° Logan  C.  Scholl,  32° Francis  T.  Holliday.  32° 

29   South   Penn.   St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Charles  S.   Murphy,  32° Francis  T.  Holliday,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Arthur  R.  Baxter,  33° Francis  T.  Holliday,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  William  J.   Mckee,  33° Francis  T.  Holliday,  32° 

92   State  House. 

ITHACA,  N.  Y.— 83. 
Lodge,  14° James  R.  Robinson,  Jr Henry  W.  Butler. 

JAMESTOWN,  N.  Y.— 87. 

Lodge.  14° Sheldon  B.  Broadhead,  33°. ..  Fred  H.  Broadhead. 

Council.  16°....  John  B.  Shaw,  32° Fred  H.  Broadhead. 

JERSEY  CITY,  N.  J.— 30. 
Lodge,  14° William  M.  Thompson,  32°. . .  Harry  Onslow,  33° 

Red  Bank.  17    Park   St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Henry  J.  Ronalds,  32° Harry  Onslow,  33° 

128   Chestnut   St.,   Rutherford. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Philip  F.  Botzong,  32° Harry  Onslow,  33° 

15   Exchange  Place. 

Consistory,  32°.  John  G.  Gopsill,  33° Harry  Onslow,  33° 

17    Park   St 

KEENE,  N.  H.— 91. 

Lodge.  14° Charles  G.  Shedd,  33° Ernest  C.  Brett,  16° 

Council,  16°. . . .  Frank  H.  Whitcomb,  33° Ernest  C.  Brett,  16° 

LANCASTER,  N.  H.— 75. 
Lodge,  14° William  W.  Oliver,  33° Frank  Spooner,M.D.,32° 

Lisbon. 

LANCASTER,  PA.^^7. 
Lodge,  14° Peter  L.  Leaman,  16° R.  M.  Bolenius,M.D.,33° 

LEWISTON,  MAINE.— 50. 
Lodge,  14° William  F.  Lord,  33° El  vert  E.  Parker,  32° 

Auburn.  48   Howe  St. 

LITTLETON,  N.  H.— 76. 

Lodge.  14° William  A.  Beebe,  32° Geo.  W.  Hazelton,  32° 

Council,  16°. . . .  Hiram  W.  Gardner,  32° Geo.  W.  Hazelton,  32° 

LOWELL,  MASS.— 15. 

Lodge,  14° Lucius  A.  Derby,  32° George  C.  Libbee,  32° 

Council,  16°....  Dean  K.  Webster,  32° George  C.  Libbee,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. ...  Herbert  E.  Fletcher,  32° George  C.  Libbee,  32° 

West   Chelmsford. 


660  PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND   SECRETARIES. 

MACHIAS,  MAINE.— 71. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge.  14° Willis  H.  Allen,  32° Henry  R.  Taylor,  16° 

Council,  16° Daniel  A.  Curtis Henry  R.  Taylor,  16° 

MARQUETTE,  MICH.— 60. 

Lodge,  14° Charles  L.  Brainerd,  32° Elmer  C.  French,  32° 

Council,  16°....Orie  E.  Brown.  32° Elmer  C.  French,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. ...James  H.   McNeil,  32° Elmer  C.  French,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  George  Tucker,  32° Elmer  C.  French,  32° 

MILWAUKEE,  WIS.— 19. 
Lodge,  14° Murray  M.  Hunter,  32° George  W.  Hall,  32° 

727   Hackett  Ave.  P.   O.   Box   168. 

Council,  16°....  Andrew  D.  Agnew,  33° George  W.  Hall,  32° 

1203  Pabst   Building. 

Chapter,  18°. .  .John   Campbell,  33° George  W.  Hall,  32° 

230  33rd  St. 

Consistory,  32°.  William  P.  Kenny,  33° George  W.  Hall,  32° 

170   Seventeenth  St. 

MONTPELIER,  VT.-^8. 
Lodge,  14° Elroy  B.  Whitaker,  32° Charles  H.  Heaton,  33° 

Barre. 

Council,  16°....Ebenezer  J.  Foster,  32° Charles  H.  Heaton,  33° 

Water-bury    Centre. 

NASHUA,  N.  H.— 24. 
Lodge,  14° Horace  E.  Osgood,  32° Eugene  P.  Johnson,  32° 

Masonic  Temple. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Charles  H.  Austin,  32° Eugene  P.  Johnson,  32° 

Chapter,  18° Henry  L.  Sanderson,  32° Eugene  P.  Johnson,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  Charles  W.  Howard,  32° Eugene  P.  Johnson,  32° 

NEWCASTLE,  PA.— 95. 
Lodge,  14° William  H.  Dunlap Edward  L.  Smith. 

P.   O.   Box   367. 

NEW  HAVEN,  CONN.— 45. 
Lodge,  14° Burton  H.  Strickland,  33°. .  . .  John  K.  Dyer,  32° 

368   Alden  Ave.  17    Westwood   Rd. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Frank  Bishop,  32° John  K.  Dyer,  32° 

167    Norton   St. 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .Albert  W.  Mattoon,  33° John  K.  Dyer,  32° 

878  Chapel   St. 

NEWPORT.  R.  I.— 7. 
Lodee,  14° George  C.  Lawton,  32° Herbert  Bliss,  32° 

46    Tours   St. 


PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND  SECRETARIES.  GG1 

NEWPORT,  VT.— 69. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Harley  T.  Seaver,  32° Homer  Thrasher,  32° 

Barton. 

NEW  YORK  CITY,  N.  Y.— 2. 
Lodge,  14° Alfred  J.  Weber,  32° James  Belknap,  33° 

18   East  40th   St.  571   West    139th   St. 

Council,  16°. ...  William    Seguine,   32° James  Belknap,  33° 

Rosebank. 

Chapter,  18°.... Rev.  William  E.  Stevens,  32°.  James  Belknap,  33° 

429   Tremont   Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  John   Lloyd  Thomas,  33°. ...  James  Belknap,  33° 

161   West   36th   St. 

NIAGARA  FALLS,  N.  Y.— 51. 
Lodge,  14° Herman  J.  Anson Clifford  C.  Cain,  32° 

Main    and.    Linwood    Sts.  817   Chilton  Ave. 

NORWICH,  CONN.— 23. 
Lodge,  14° Carey  Congdon,  33° J.  Frank  Corey,  32° 

New   London.  P.   O.   Box  76. 

Council,  16°. . . .  William  A.  Wells,  32° J.  Frank  Corey,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  E.  Allen  Bidwell,  33° J.  Frank  Corey,  32° 

Consistory,  32°.  William  F.  Loomis,  33° John  C.  Averill,  33° 

Box    976,     Hartford. 

NORWOOD.  N.  Y.— 63. 
Lodge,  14° Arthur  J.  Phillips Frank  K.  Smith,  14° 

OIL  CITY,  PA.— 96. 
Lodge,  14° Cecil  L.  Griffin,  32° Ellery  S.  Rugh,  32° 

Franklin.  14   Division   St. 

OLEAN,  N.  Y.— 68. 
Lodge,  14° J.  Grafton  Murdoch,  32° Albert  A.  Swarts,  32° 

139    S.    Union   St.  129 V2   W.   State  St. 

Council,  16°.... James  B.  Grier,  32° Albert  A.  Swarts,  32° 

PATERSON,  X.  J.— 44. 
Lodge,  14° Andrew   Foulds.  Jr J.  Fred  Miller,  32° 

Box    47,     Passaic.  133    Market   St. 

Council.   16°....  Robert   J.    Manna J.  Fred  Miller,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .Louis  L.  Gollmer J.  Fred  Miller,  32° 

PEORIA,  ILL.— 34. 
Lodge,  14° Bert   Brown,  33° I.  M.  Hornbacker,  32° 

405   E.    Adams   St.  412  Woolner  Bldg. 

Council,  16°....  William  H.  Coleman,  Jr.,  32°.  I.  M.  Hornbacker,  32° 

104    Behrends    Ave. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  George  W.  Curtiss.  33° I.  M.  Hornbacker,  32° 

111   S.   Jefferson   St. 

Consistory,  32°.  Charles  E.  Fulks,  32° I.  M.  Hornbacker,  32° 

care  Jobst,  Bethard  &  Co. 


662  PBESIDING   OFFICERS   AXD   SECRETARIES. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.— 13. 

Presiding    Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Paul  J.   Pontius,  33° William  B.  Smith,  33° 

1S31   Chestnut   St.  1408  Race  St. 

Council,  16°. .  .John  C.  Taylor,  33° William  B.  Smith,  33° 

422    Walnut    St. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  McCluney   Radcliffe,  33° William  B.  Smith,  33° 

711    North   16th   St. 

Consistory,  32°.  A.  G.  Criswell  Smith,  33°. ...  William  B.  Smith,  33° 

Media. 

PITTSBURGH,  PA.— 8. 
Lodge,  14° Harry  M.  Landis William   B.  Tipton,  32° 

care   Federal  Nat.   Bank.  P.    O.    Box  365. 

Council,  16°.... John   M.  Lindsay William   B.  Tipton,  32° 

716  Lamar  Ave. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Charles  H.  Langbein William  B.  Tipton,  32° 

535  Wood   St. 

Consistory,  32°.  William  J.  Griffith,  32° William  B.  Tipton,  32° 

330   Third  Ave. 

PITTSFIELD,  MASS.— 74. 
Lodge,  14° Frank   E.   Peirson,  16° Wm.  H.  Barrows,  32° 

106  Crofut  Bt.  P.   O.   Box  964. 

Council,  16°.... William  T.  Petherbridge,  33°.  Geo.  Schneider,  Jr.,  32° 

Farnams. 

PORTLAND,  MAINE.— 11. 
Lodge,  14° Joseph  E.  Henley,  33° Albro  E.  Chase,  33° 

396   Congress  St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Silas  B.  Adams,  33° William  N.  Howe,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Thomas  H.  Anderson Albro   E.   Chase,  33° 

Consistory,  32°.  Ralph   W.   Crockett Albro   E.  Chase,  33° 

Lewiston. 

PORTSMOUTH,  N.  H.— 5. 
Lodge,  14° Edward  H.  Adams,  32° Fred  B.  Coleman,  32° 

5    Market   St.  95  Congress  St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Albert  R.  Jenkins ,. .  Fred  B.  Coleman,  32° 

659   Middle  St. 

PROVIDENCE,  R.  I.— 6. 
Lodge,  14° William  L.  Sweet,  32° Wm.  E.  Husband,  33° 

71   Tanner  St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Edgar  C.  Lakey,  32° Wm.  E.  Husband,  33° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Reuben  S.  Bemis,  32° Wm.  E.  Husband,  33° 

Consistory,  32°.  Clayton  A.  Ballou,  32° Wm.  E.  Husband,  33° 

QUINCY,  ILL.— 26. 
Lodge,  14° .Henry  C.Johnson ....Edw.  S.  Mulliner,  33° 

Masonic  Temple. 

Council,  16°....  John  H.  Breitstadt,  32° Edw.  S.  Mulliner,  33° 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .William  H.  McMein Edw.  S.  Mulliner,  33° 

Consistory,  32°.  John  T.  Ingraham,  32° Edw.  S.  Mulliner,  33° 


PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND   SECRETARIES.  663 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

READING.  PA.— 88. 
Lodge,  14° Frederick   A.   Marx Elmer  A.  Reeser,  33° 

932   No.    Fifth   St.  P.  O.  Box  368. 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.— 37. 
Lodge,  14° Levi  W.  Layman Frank  B.  Goble,  33° 

403    Alexander   St.  P.    O.    Box    764. 

Lodge,  14° Carl  A.  Weidner,  32° Georsre  Karle,  32° 

(Germania-46.)         25   Carl  St.  137   Sanford   St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Willis  P.  Anderson Frank  B.  Goble,  33° 

410  W.   Goodman   St. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Charles    M.    Colton Frank  B.  Goble,  33° 

223   Linden    St. 

Consistorv  32°.  Frederick  R.  Smith,  33° Frank  B.  Goble,  33° 

89   Plymouth   Ave. 

ROCKLAND,  MAINE.— 81. 
Lodge,  14° Wilmer  J.  Dorman,  32° Frank  C.  Flint,  18° 

Belfast.  276  Main  St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Morris  L.  Slugg Frank  C.  Flint,  18° 

Belfast. 

Chapter,  18°. . .  James  A.  Richan,  32° Frank  C.  Flint,  18° 

RUTLAND,  VT.— 73. 
Lodge,  14° Thomas   P.   Bragg Justus  R.  Hoadley. 

SALEM.  MASS.— 22. 
Lodge,  14° Albert  F.  Smith,  32° J.  Clifford  Entwisle,  18° 

SCRANTON,  PA.— 61. 
Lodge,  14° John  P.  Hitchcock,  32° Edw.  N.  Truesdell,  33° 

1134  Hampton  St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Vincent  B.  Sheeder,  32° Edw.  N.  Truesdell,  33° 

Wanamie. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Norman  W.  Howard,  32°....  Edw.  N.  Truesdell,  33° 
Consistorv,  32°.  David  J.  Davis,  33° Edw.  N.  Truesdell,  33° 

339   South   Main  Ave. 

SPRINGFIELD,  ILL.— 93. 
Lodge,  14° Edward  F.  Irwin,  32° John  M.  Tipton,  32° 

1114    South    11th   St. 

Council,  16°....  George  C.  Wilkinson.  32°....  John  M.  Tipton,  32° 
Chapter,  18°. ..  .William  C.  Sommer,  33° John  M.  Tipton,  32° 

Ferguson  Building 

Consistory,  32°.  Richings  J.  Shand,  33° John  M.  Tipton,  32° 

SPRINGFIELD,   MASS.— 27. 
Lodge,  14° Robert  F.  Warren,  32° Othello  K.  Merrill,  32° 

33    Hampden    St.  P.    O.   Box   845. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Edwin  C.  Spear,  32° Othello  K.  Merrill,  32° 

P.   O.   Box  1580. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Thomas  C.  Hawks,  32° Othello  K.  Merrill,  32° 

76  Byers  St. 


G64.  PRESIDING   0FFICEB8   AND   SECRETARIES. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

STEUBENVILLE,  OHIO.— 85. 
Lodge,  14° John  C.  Davis C.  W.  H.  Peterson,  32° 

Toronto.  P.   O.   Box  625. 

Council,  16°....  William  A.  Smurthwaite C.  W.  H.  Peterson,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Charles  P.  Filson C.  W.  H.  Peterson,  32° 

ST.  JOHNSBURY,  VT.— 56. 
Lodge,  14° Pearly  F.  Hazen,  32° Ola  H.  Henderson. 

SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.— 17. 
Lodge,  14° Henry  A.  MacGruer Howard  E.  Plaisted,  33° 

University  Bldg.  Masonic  Temple. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Edward  F.  Haun Howard  E.  Plaistv'.?,  33° 

Hendricks   Bldg. 

Chapter,  18°.... William   W.    Lay Howard  E.  Plaisted,  33° 

University  Bldg. 

Consistory,  32°.  Wm.  H.  H.  Chamberlin,  33°.  Howard  E.  Plaisted,  33° 

113  West  Fayette  St. 

TOLEDO,  OHIO.— 53. 
Lodge,  14° Alexander  E.  Forster,  33°....  Thos.  B.  Guitteau,  33° 

1001   Oak   St.  Masonic  Temple. 

Council,  16°. . . .  John  H.  Lloyd,  33° Thos.  B.  Guitteau,  33° 

Auburn   and   Central   Aves. 

Chapter,  18°. ...  Grafton  M.  Acklin,  33° Thos.  B.  Guitteau,  33° 

2146    Collingwood   Ave. 

Consistory,  32°.  Joseph  M.  Spencer,  33° Thos.  B.  Guitteau,  33° 

1st   National   Bank. 

TOWANDA,  PA.— 67. 

Lodge.  14° Adelbert  C.  Fanning John  N.  Califf,  32° 

Council,  16°....  Archibald  S.  Maurice John  N.  Califf,  32° 

Athens. 

Chapter,  18°. ..  .Archibald  S.  Maurice John  N.  Califf,  32° 

Athens. 

TRENTON,  N.  J.— 18. 
Lodge,  14° Stephen  Ziegler,  32° John  M.  Wright,  33° 

35  Girard  Ave.  P.   O.    Box  413. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Charles  M.  Dilts,  32° John  M.  Wriarht,  33° 

Chapter,  18°. ...  Charles   C.   Horn,  32° John  M.  Wright,  33° 

Consistory,  32°.  Joseph  Ashton,  Jr.,  33° John  M.  Wright,  33° 

13    N.    Warren   St. 

TROY,  N.  Y.— 42. 
Lodge,  14° Frank  H.  Deal,  32° Henry  Stowell,  33° 

251   River   St.  14   First  St. 

Council,  16°....  Louis  N.  Ellenbogen,  32°. ...  Henry  Stowell,  33° 

130  First   St 

Chapter,  18° Ensign  S.  Homer Henry  Stowell,  33° 

73   Second   Ave.,    N.    E. 


PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AND   SECRETARIES.  665 

UNIONTOWN,   PA.— 86. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Clement  G.  Lewellyn Wooda  N.  Carr. 

UTICA,  N.  Y.— 43. 
Lodge,  14° Richard  A.  George,  32° L.  H.  Jones,  32° 

69  Genesee  St.  225  Genesee  St. 

Council,  16°. . . .  Alfred   B.   Wing L.  H.  Jones,  32° 

Chapter,  18° Arthur  J.  Lowery L.  H.  Jones,  32° 

WATERBURY,  CONN.— 80. 

Lodge,  14° John  L.  Scott Almon  C.  Judd,  32° 

care   Plume   &   Atwood.  The   Elton. 

Council,  16°....  Frederick  C.  Marggraff Almon  C.  Judd,  32° 

120    No.    Main   St. 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Carl  E.  Munger,  32° Almon  C.  Judd,  32° 

Box   564. 

WATERTOWN,  N.  Y.— 59. 

Lodge.  14° George  A.  Stebbins,  32° Wm.  J.  G.  Potter,  32° 

Council,  16°. . . .  Omar  A.  Hine,  33° Wm.  J.  G.  Potter,  32° 

Chapter,  18°.... John  W.  Thompson Wm.  J.  G.  Potter,  32° 

WILLIAMSPORT,  PA.— 82. 

Lodge,  14° George  E.  Wendle,  32° William  C.  King,  32° 

855   Louisa   St.  332  Pine  St. 

Council,  16°....  C.  Edward  Bennett,  32° William  C.  King,  32° 

Montoursville. 

Chapter,  18°. . .  .George  M.  Busch,  32° William  C.  King,  32° 

449  Grant  St. 

Consistory,  32°.  William  W.  Anspach,  33°. ...  William  C.  King,  32° 

Milton. 

WILMINGTON,  DEL.— 98. 

I  odee    14° Stuart  J.  Horn,  32° Thomas  A.  Souder,  32° 

2217   Washington   St.  117    West    9th    St. 

Council,  16°....  William  M.  Mask,  Jr.,  32°...  Thomas  A.  Souder,  32° 

500  West  4th  St. 

Chapter    18°. ..  .Samuel  H.  Bavnard,  Jr.,  32°..  Thomas  A.  Souder,  32° 

511   West    18th   St. 

Consistory,  32°.  Harry  J.  Guthrie,  33° Thomas  A.  Souder,  32° 

P.    O.    Box   414. 

WINDSOR,  VT.— 49. 
Lodge    14° David  A.  Elliott,  33° William   W.  Jones,  32° 

White  River  Junction. 


GGf>  PRESIDING   OFFICERS   AXD   SECRETARIES. 

WORCESTER,  MASS.— 20. 

Presiding   Officer  Secretary 

Lodge,  14° Fred  M.  Sampson,  32° Herbert  J.  Fisher,  32° 

16    Crystal   St.  6  Lisbon  St. 

Council,  16° Austin  A.  Heath Herbert  J.  Fisher,  32° 

Chapter,  18°....  Frank  M.  Heath,  33° Herbert  J.  Fisher,  32° 

518   Main  St. 

YOUXGSTOWX.  OHIO.— 89. 

Lodge.  14^ James  H.  Nutt Carl  Kaletzky,  32° 

Council.  16° John  S.   Lewis Carl  Kaletzky,  32° 

Chapter,  18°. . . .  Xovetus  H.  Chaney,  32° Carl  Kaletzky,  32° 


FOREIGN    CORRESPONDENCE.  GG7 


FOREIGN     SUPREME     COUNCILS 

IN  CORRESPONDENCE  WITH 

THIS  SUPREME  COUNCIL 


America. 

Southern  Jurisdiction  of  the  United  States. 
Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Hon.  James  D.  Richardson,  33°. 
Secretary-General,  111.".  John  H.  Cowles,  33°, 

433  Third  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
America,  Central 
Guatemala. 
Sov-'-  Gr.'.   Com.'.,  Dr.  Juan  II.  Arton,  33°. 
Secretary-General,   111.".    Edmund   Osborne,   33°, 

Guatemala. 
Argentine  Republic 

Sov.'-  Gr-'-  Com-'-,  Dr.  Juan  Angel  Golfarini,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    111.'.    Enrique   G.    Howard,   33°. 
1242  Cangallo,  Buenos  Ayres. 
Belgium 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Comte  Goblet  d' A iaiki.l a,  33°. 
Secretary-General,   111.*.  Achille  Jonas,  33°, 

79  Rue  de    Laeken,    Brussels. 
Brazil 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'-,  Dr.  Lauro  Sodre,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Capt.  Pedro  Muniz,  33°, 

97  Rua  do  Lavradio,  Rio  de  Janiero. 
Canada 

Sov-'-  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Sir  J.   Morison   Gibson,   33°. 
Secretary-General,    111.'.  William    Henry   Ballard,  33°. 
Hamilton,    Out. 
Chile 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,   111.'.  Victor  G'mo  Ewing,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    111.".  Tomas  de  la   Barra   F,  33°, 
Casilla,   739,   Santiago. 


668  FOREIGN-    CORUESrONDENCE. 

Colombia,  U.  S.  of 

Sov-'-  Gr.'.  Com.".,  Dr.  Simon  Bossa,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Benjamin   Baena,  33°, 
Calla   de   la   Iglesia. 
Ap.  Post.  16,  Cartagena. 

Colon,  for  Cuba 

Sov-'.  Gr.'.  Com-'.,  Dr.  Manuel  S.  Castellanos,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Francisco  de  P.   Rodriguez,  33°, 
Estrella    20,    Havana,    Cuba. 

Dominican  Republic 

Sov-'-  Gr.'.  Com.'-,  C.   Rafael  Alardo,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Dr.  E.  Arturo  Alardo,  33°, 

Calle   Seperacion  36, 

Santo  Domingo,  D.  R. 

Egypt 

Sov-'-  Gr.".  Com.'.,  Idris    Bey    Ragher,    33°. 
Secretary-General,    Sr.    Athanase   C.    Garafallo,  33°, 
5    Rue   el    Baramouni,    Cairo. 

England,  Wales,  Etc. 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Rt.    Hon.    Earl  of   Dartrey,   33°. 
Secretary-General,    J.  C.  F.  Tower.  33°, 

10  Duke  Street,  St.  James,  London,  S.  W. 

Equador 

Sov-'-  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Gaspar  Alamire  Plaze,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Gustavo  E.  Navarro  Puig,  33°, 
Guyaquil. 

France 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Jean   M.    Raymond,   33°. 
Gr.'.  Chancellor.  Robert  Giroust,  33°. 
Gr.'.  Sec'-  Gen-'-,  Herman  Lambouret,  33°, 

8  Rue  Puteaux,  Paris.  XVII. 

Greece 

Sov-'-  Gr.'.  Com-'-,  Dr.  Prof.  Em.  Galanis,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Pierre   D.    Giuranovttch,   33°, 
Rue   Anchesme   17,  Athens. 
Ireland 

Sov-'.  Gr.'.  Com.'..  Sir  Charles  A.  Cameron,  M.D.,  C.B.,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    J.  W.  Copland.  33°, 

20  Earlsfort  Terrace,  Dublin, 


FOREIGN    CORRESPONDENCE.  G69 

Italy 

Sov.".  Gr.*.  Com.-.,  Cav.  Saverio  Fera,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Sir.   Enrico   Pegna,  33°, 

Via  Ulpiana  No.  11  p.  p.  Rome. 
Mexico 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Hon.   Jose    Casteixot,   33°. 
Secretary-General,    Alberto  Pro,  33°, 

Apartado   Postal  734,   Mexico. 
Netherlands 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Simon  Marius   Hugo  Van  Gijn,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    W.   A.   Van    Ittersom,  33°, 
The   Hague. 
Paraguay 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,    111.'.  J.  Sapena  Pastor,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    111,".    Antonio    Planas,    33°, 

Casil.Ia  de  Correos,  No.  293  Asuncion. 
Peru 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Col.  Alejandro  Rivera,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Carlos   Paz  Soldan,  33°, 
Apartado  987,  Lima. 

Portugal 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Sebastiao  de    Megalhaes   Lima,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Leandro  de  Mello,  33°, 

Rua  do  Gremio  Lusitano  35,  Lisbon. 

Scotland 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  Rt.  Hon.  the  Earle  of  Kintore,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    J.  H.  Balfour  Melville,  33°. 
74  Queen  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Servia 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com.'.,  George   Weifert,   33°. 
Secretary-General,    Jova  Aleksijevic,  33°, 

23  Protemateje,  Belgrade. 

Spain 

Sov-'.  Gr.'.  Com.'., 
Secretary-General, 

Madrid. 

Switzerland 

Sov.'.  Gr.'.  Com-'-,  Dr.  Paul  Etier,  33°. 
Secretary-General,    Dr.  Pail  Mahleff.r,  33°, 

Case   Postale   11583,   Lausanne. 


670  FOREIGN    CORRESPONDENCE. 

Turkey 

Sov-'-  Gr.'.  Com-'-, 
Secretary-General, 

Constantinople. 
Uruguay 

Sov-'-  Gr-'-  Com-'-,  Miguel  Furriol,  33°. 
Secretary-General,  Sr.  Juan  Dufort  y  Queirolo,  33°, 
Calle   Victoria,  87,    Montevideo. 
Venezuela 

Sov-'-  Gr-'-  Com-'-,  Dr.    Rafael    Villavicencio,    33°. 
Secretary-General,    Manuel  M.   Marrereo,  33°. 
Caracas. 


G71 


REPRESENTATIVES 


Representative   cf  This        Representative  Near  This 
Country  Supreme   Council  Supreme   Council 

America.   S-'.  J-'-  Hon.  Henry  M.  Teller,  33°. . .  Leon  M.  Abbott,  33° 

United  States. . . 

Argentine  Republic 

Belgium Comte  Goblet  d'Alviella,  33°.  William  Homan,  33°. 

Brazil Dr.  Francisco  J.  Cardoza,33°.  William  Homan,  33° 

Canada Hugh  A.  Mackay,  33° Barton  Smith,  33° 

Central  America     Dr.  Juan  Padilla,  33° Marsh  O.  Perkins,  33° 

(Guatemala) . . . 

Chile Victor  G.  Ewing.  33° Dr.  Wm.  C.  Mason,  33° 

Columbia,  U.S.  of. Dr.  Antonio  R.  Blanco,  33°..  Henry  B.  Quinby,  33° 

Colon  for  Cuba. .  Fernando  Figuerdo,  33° Amos  Pettibone,  33° 

DominicanRepub.  Francisco  Ceron,  33° G.  W.  Kendrick,  Jr. ,33° 

Egypt Athanase  C.  Garafallo,  33°...  John  J.  Carton,  33° 

England Rt.Hon.theEarl  of  Dartrey,33°Daniel   W.Lawrence,33° 

France Herman  L.  Lamouret,  33°. . .  Thomas  E.  Balding,  33° 

Greece Alexander  P. 

Alexandropoules,  33°..  William  Geake,  33° 

Ireland Charles   T.Gallagher,33° 

Italy Dr.  Teofilo  Gay,  33° Charles  L.  Hubbard,  33° 

Mexico Hon.  Jose  Castellot,  33° James  I.  Buchanan,  33° 

Paraguay Alfonse  Berthomier,  33° 

Peru Carlos  Paz  Coldan,  33° James  H.  Codding,  33° 

Portugal Marcos  Bensabat,  33° George  W.  Millar,  33° 

Scotland Rt.   Hon.  the   Earl  of  Geo.  H.  Benzenberg,33° 

Haddington,  33°. . 

Spain 

Switzerland Dr.  Paul  Maillefer,  33° Robert  A.  Shirrefs,  33° 

Turkey Joseph  Sakakini  Bey,  33° Arthur   MacArthur,  33* 

Uruguay Joaquin  Canabal.  33° George  W.  Guthrie,  33° 

Venezuela Frederico  Roig  Febles,  33°. . .  George  M.  Moulton.  33° 


672 


COUNCILS  OF  DELIBERATION 


The  Illustrious  Deputies  of  the  Supreme  Council  are,  ex-officio, 
Commanders-in-Chief  of  the  several  Councils  of  Deliberation,  each 
for  his  respective  District. 

GRAND   SFXRETARIES. 

Maine Frederick  \Y.  Adams,  33°.  . . .  Bangor,  Me. 

New   Hampshire Nashua,  N.  H. 

Vermont Henry   H.   Ross,  33° Burlington,  Vt. 

Massachusetts Benjamin  W.  Rowell.  33°. ..  Boston,  Mass. 

Rhode  Island William  E.  Husband.  33° Providence,  R.  I. 

Connecticut Albert  S.  Comstock,  33° Norwich,  Conn. 

New  York James  Belknap,  33° 571  West  139th  St., 

New  York,   N.  Y. 

New   Jersey W.  D.  Wolfskeil,  33° Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Pennsylvania John  C.  Taylor,  33° 422  Walnut  St., 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Delaware Thos.  A.  Souder,  32° Wilmington,  Del. 

Ohio Robinson   Locke,  33° Blade    Building, 

Toledo,  Ohio. 

Michigan Edgar  M.  Sharp,  33° Bay  City,   Mich. 

Indiana Calvin  W.  Prather,  33° Indianapolis,    Ind. 

Illinois Chester  S.  Gurney,  33° Chicago,  111. 

Wisconsin James  H.  Barber,  33° Milwaukee,  Wis. 


073 


RECORD    OF   THE   ANNUAL    MEETINGS 
OF  THIS  SUPREME  COUNCIL 


1867,  May  17-18 £°ston    "V  a\sf  v 

1868,  June  24-27 New  \  ork,  N.  Y. 

1869,  June  16-19 B°st.on<  Ma^s- . 

1870,  June  15-18 Cincinnati    Ohio. 

1871,  November  14-17 ?Tosto"'  ¥alsT-  „ 

1872,  Sept  17-20 New  York    N.  Y. 

1873,  November  11-14 Chicago,  111. 

1874,  August   18-21 Boston.   Mass. 

1S75.  August  17-19 P°rt!;'nd\  Maine. 

1876,  August  15-18 New  York,  N.  Y. 

1877,  September  18-20 Boston    Mass 

1878,  September  17-19 Milwaukee,  W^,S- 

1879,  September  16-18 Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1880,  September  21-23 H°sto"'  Mass. 

1881,  September  20-22 New  \  ork,  N.  Y. 

1882,  September  19-22 Boston,  Mass. 

1883,  September  25-27 Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

1884,  September  23-25 Detroit,  Mich. 

1885,  September  15-17 Boston,    Mass. 

1886,  September  14-16 Chicago,   111. 

1887,  September  20-22 Providence,  K.  I. 

1888,  September  18-20 BTosto"'   MaS^  „ 

1889,  September  17-19 New  York,  N.  Y. 

1890,  September  16-18 Cleveland    Ohio. 

1891,  September  15-17 Boston.  Mass^ 

1892,  September  20-22 Providence     R.   I. 

1893,  September  19-22 Chicago.  111. 

1894,  September  18-20 li'^T'    n     ^ 

1895,  September  17-19 Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

1896,  September  15-17 Pittsburgh,   Pa. 

1897,  September  21-23 Boston,   Mass 

1898,  September  20-22 Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

1899,  September  19-21 Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1900,  September  18-20 ?°,ston',  MaS«r 

1901,  September  17-18 Milwaukee,  VJ  is. 

1902,  September  16-18 Providence,  R.  I. 

1903,  September  15-17 Boston,  Mass. 

1904,  September  20-22 Boston,  Mass 

1905,  September  19-21 Indianapolis,  Ind. 

1906,  September  18-20 Boston,  Mass. 

1907,  September  17-19 Boston,  Mass. 

1908,  September  15-17 Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

1909,  September  21-23 Boston,  Mass. 

1910,  September  20-22 Detroit.  Mich. 

191 1    September  19-21 Saratoga  Springs, 

N.  Y. 

1912,  Sept.  30-Oct.  4 S,0?,tof ',  ¥.a88*TJ 

1913,  September  16-18 Philadelphia,  Pa. 


675 


CALENDAR 

1909  -  1920 

Days    of    Rose    Croix    Observance 


YEAR 

MAUNDY 
THURSDAY 

ASCENSION 
DAY 

DAY  OF 

PENTECOST 

1909 

April       8 

May    20 

May     30 

1910 

March  24 

May       5 

May     15 

1911 

April      13 

May    25 

June      4 

1912 

April       4 

May     16 

May    26 

1913 

March  20 

May       1 

May     1 1 

1914 

April        9 

May     21 

May     31 

1915 

April        1 

May     13 

May     23 

1916 

April     20 

June      1 

June    1 1 

1917 

April        5 

May     17 

May     27 

1918 

March  28 

.    May       9 

May     19 

1919 

April     17 

May    29 

June      8 

1920 

AprH        1 

May     13 

May    23 

flLSO: 

EASTER  SUNDAY— the  third  day  after  Maundy 
Thursday 

THURSDAY   AFTER   EASTER— the  seventh  day 
after  Maundy  Thursaay* 

ALL  SAINTS'  DAY  —November  first  in  each  year 

ST.  JOHN  THE   BAPTIST'S  DAY— June  twenty- 
fourth  in  each  year 

ST.  JOHN  THE  EVANGELIST'S  DAY— December 
twenty-seventh  in  each  year 


676 


HEBREW    CALENDAR 

1908    -    1916 
5669    -    5676 


First 
Day  of 

A.  M. 

5677 

A.M. 

5678 

A.  M. 

5679 

A.M. 

5680 

A.M. 

5681 

A.M. 

5662 

A.M. 

5683 

A.M. 

5684 

Tishri  .  . 

Sept. 

28 
1916 

Sept. 
17 

1917 

Sept. 

7 

1918 

Sept 
25     J 

1919 

Sept 
13 

1920 

Oct 
3 

1921 

Sept 
23 

1922 

Sept 

IK 

1923 

Khesvan 

Oct 

28 

1916 

Oct. 
17 

1917 

Oct 

7 

1918 

Oct 
25 

1919 

Oct 
13 

1920 

Nov. 
2 

1921 

Oct 
23 

1922 

Oct 
11 

1923 

Klslev  .  . 

Nov. 
28 

1916 

Nov. 
16 

1917 

Nov. 
5 

1918 

Nov. 
23 

1919 

Nov. 
12 

1920 

Dec 
2 

1921 

Nov. 
21 

1922 

Nov. 
9 

1923 

Tebet  .  . 

Dec 

26 

1916 

Dec 
16 

1917 

Dec 

4 

1918 

Dec 
23 

1919 

Dec 

12 

1920 

Jan. 
1 

1922 

Dec 
20 

1922 

Dec 
9 

1923 

Sebat  .  . 

Jan. 
24 

1917 

Jan. 
14 

1918 

Jan. 
2 

1919 

Jan. 
21 

1920 

Jan. 

10 

1921 

Jan. 
30 

1922 

Jan. 

18 

1923 

Jan. 

7 

1924 

Adar.  . 

Feb. 
23 

1917 

Feb. 
13 

1918 

Feb. 
1 

1919 

Feb. 
20 

1920 

Feb. 

9 
1921 

Mar. 
1 

1922 

Feb. 
17 

1923 

Feb. 
6 

1924 

Vc-Adar 

Mar. 
3 

1919 

Mar. 
11 

1921 

Mar. 

7 

1924 

Nissan    . 

Mar. 

24 

1917 

Mar. 
14 

1918 

April 
1 

1919 

Mar. 
20 

1920 

April 
9 

1921 

Mar. 
30 

1922 

Mar. 
18 

1923 

April 
•  5 

1924 

Ijar .... 

April 
23 

1917 

April 
13 

1918 

May 
1 

1919 

April 
19 

1920 

May 

9 

1921 

April 
29 

1922 

April 
17 

1923 

May 
5 

1924 

Sivan  .  . 

May 
22 

1917 

May 
12 

1918 

May 

30 

1919 

May 
18 

1920 

June 

7 

1921 

May 
28 

1922 

May 
16 

1923 

June 
3 

1924 

Tammuz 

June 
21 

1917 

June 
11 

1918 

June 
29 

1919 

June 
17 

1920 

July 

7 

1921 

June 
27 

1922 

June 
15 

1923 

July 
3 

1924 

Ab.     ... 

July 
20 

1917 

July 
10 

1918 

July 
28 

1919 

July 
16 

1920 

Aug. 
5 

1921 

July 
26 

1922 

July 
14 

1923 

Aug. 
1 

1924 

Ellul      .  . 

Aug. 
19 

1917 

Aug. 
9 

1918 

Aug. 
27 

1919 

Aug. 
15 

1920 

Sept 

4 
1921 

Aug. 
25 

1922 

Aug. 
13 

1923 

Aug. 

1924 

677 


HEBREW    CALENDAR 


1916 
5677 


-  1924 

-  5684 


First 
Day  of 

A.M. 

5669 

A.M. 

5670 

A.M. 

5671 

A.M. 

5672 

A.M. 

5673 

A.M. 

5674 

A.  M 

5675 

A.M. 

5676 

Tishri  .  . 

Sept. 
26 

1908 

Sept. 
16 

1909 

Oct. 
4 

1910 

Sept. 
23 

1911 

Sept. 

12 
1912 

Oct. 
2 

1913 

Sept. 

21 

1914 

Sept. 
'9 

1915 

Khesvan 

Oct. 
26 

1908 

Oct. 
16 

1909 

Nov. 
3 

1910 

Oct. 
23 

1911 

Oct 
12 

1912 

Nov. 

1 
1913 

Oct. 
21 

1914 

Oct 
9 

1915 

Kislev 

Nov. 
25 

1908 

Nov. 
14 

1909 

Dec 

2 

1910 

Nov. 
23 

1911 

Nov. 
11 

1912 

Nov. 
30 

1913 

Nov. 
19 

1914 

Nov. 
8 

1915 

Tebct  .  . 

Dec. 
25 

1908 

Dec 
13 

1909 

Jan. 
1 

1911 

Dec 
22 

1911 

Dec 
11 

1912 

Dec 
30 

1913 

Dec. 

18 

1914 

Dec. 
8 

1915 

Sebat  .  . 

Jan. 

2a 

1909 

Jan. 
11 

1910 

Jan. 
30 

1911 

Jan. 
20 

1912 

Jan. 
9 

1913 

Jan. 

28 

1914 

Jan. 
16 

1915 

Jan. 

6 
1916 

Adar.  .  . 

Feb. 
22 

1909 

Feb. 
10 

1910 

Mar. 
1 

1911 

Feb. 
19 

1912 

Feb. 

8 
1913 

Feb. 
27 

1914 

Feb. 
15 

1915 

Feb. 
5 

1916 

Ve-Adar 

Mar. 

12 

1910 

Mar. 
10 

1913 

Mar. 
6 

1916 

Nissan    . 

Mar. 
23 

1909 

April 

10 
1910 

Mar. 
30 

1911 

Mar. 

19 

1912 

April 

8 
1913 

Mar. 
28 

1914 

Mar. 

16 
1915 

April 

4 
1916 

Ijar .... 

April 
22 

1909 

May 
9 

1910 

April 

29 

1911 

April 
18 

1912 

May 

8 
1913 

April 

27 
1914 

April 
15 

1915 

May 
4 

1916 

Sivan   .  . 

May 
21 

1909 

June 
8 

1910 

May 

23 

1911 

May 
17 

1912 

June 
6 

1913 

May 
26 

1914 

May 

14 

1915 

June 

2 
1916 

Tammuz 

June 
20 

1909 

July 

8 
1910 

June 

27 
1911 

June 
16 

1912 

July 
6 

1913 

June 
25 

1914 

June 
13 

1915 

July 
2 

1916 

Ab.     ... 

July 

19 

1909 

Aug. 
6 

1910 

July 
26 

1911 

July 
15 

1912 

Aug. 
4 

1913 

July 
24 

I9r4 

July 

12 

1915 

July 
31 

1916 

Ellul  .  .  . 

Aug. 
18 

1  1909 

Sept. 
5 

1910 

Aug. 
25 

1911 

Aug. 
14 

1912 

Sept. 
3 

1913 

Aug. 
23 

1914 

Aug. 
11 

1915 

Aug. 
30v 

1916 

INDEX. 


Anthems •••■  H8,  517,  361 

Appendix  to  Grand  Constitutions,  1786 4yj 

Articles  for  government  of  Rose-Croix  Knights 215 

Banner  of  the  Order «™ 

Banquets.Masonic °J? 

Baptism,  Masonic— By  whom  conferred,  etc 655 

Mho  are  entitled  to °o^ 

Arrangement  of  Hall j»j 

Ceremonial °^ 

Procession «**| 

Hymn 564 

Ode Sb9 

Vow h'i 

Song pi 

Jewels »'* 

Beanseant *JO 

Calendar,  Hebrew ^? 

Charter,  form  of  application  for J**" 

Characteristics  of  Rose-Croix  Knights ™J 

Chant  . . .' • •■•• *£** 

Chapter  Rose-Croix— Constitution  and  Installation 628 

5««  Knight  of  the  Rose-Croix. 
Cuiep  op  the  Tabernacle— 23d  Degree *ii 


Argument. 


332 


The  Lodge,  its  decorations,  etc *£j 

Reception ;™ 

Invocation ;*~ 

Lecture *~ 

Classification  of  Degrees * 

Colors  of  the  various  series  of  Degrees ™g 

Covering  for  the  head,  description  of "*J 

Consistory  of  Sublime  Princes j~* 

Inauguration  of  the  Temple £~ 

Ceremony  of  Consecration °** 

Installation °~ 

General  oath  of  Fealty  and  Allegiance «•« 

Office 648 

Hymn gg 

Endorsement  of  Letters  Patent £>* 

Book  of  Gold 653 

Protocol  of  Installation £~ 

Signing  of  Record  obligatory k* 

1      &g  Sublime  Prince  of  the  Royal  Secret. 

Council  of  Princes  of  Jerusalem— Constitution  and  Installation 51b 

Procession ■ •  •  •  ■  °Vl 

Anthem 618«  £2 

AddrcM 


101 

519 


680  BOOK   OF  THE  A.   AND   A.    KITE. 


Page. 
Ceremony  of  Constitution 521 

"  Installation 523 

Power  of  a  Past  Most  Equitable  Master  to  Install 525 

See  Prince  of  Jerusalem. 

Decorations,  &3d  Degree 491,  469 

dedication 3 

Degrees,  form  of  application  for 600 

Dispensation,  form  of  apr.'iication  for 600 

Directory,  Secret— who  entitled  to  hold 506 

Dirge 891 

Feasts,  forms  of 578 

First  Series— Symbolic  Degrees 26 

Fifth  Series 285 

Fourth  Series ^ 213 

Freemasonry,  definitions  of 302,  212 

Glossary,  Masonic 582 

Grand  Decorations 495 

(Sua M>  ELECT  Mason — 14th  Degree 149 

Representation  of  Jewels 150 

Scenic  view  of  form  of  Lodge  and  Decorations 151 

Argument 152 

Form  of  Lodge  and  Decorations 153 

Clothing  and  Decorations 156 

Lesson  for  Opening  and  Closing 158 

Reception 161 

Investment 167 

Charge 176 

History 170 

Closing 174 

See  Lodge  of  Perfection. 

Grand  Inspector  Inquisitor  Commander— 31st  Degree 453 

Argument 454 

Decorations  oi  Court 455 

Officers,  Titlen,  etc ..456 

Regalia,  Decorations,  etc 458 

Prerogatives,  Reception 459 

Grand  Master  Architect— 12th  Degree 125 

Argument 126 

The  Chapter,  its  Decorations 127 

Officers,  Titles,  etc 128 

Clothing,  Ornaments,  Jewels,  etc 128 

Opening 130 

Reception 130 

Lecture 133 

Investment 134 

History 135 

Clothing 136 

Grand  Master  op  all  Symbolic  Lodges— 20th  Degree 303 

Argument 304 

Apartment  and  Decorations 305 

Officers,  etc 306 

Reception 307 

Lecture 309 

Grand  Pontiff— 19th  Degree 289 

Argument 290 

Apartments 291 

Officers  and  Decorations 292 

Reception 293 

Investiture 299 

Lectnre 300 

Grand  Visitations 5TJ 


INDEX.  681 


I'Hk-e. 

Hebrew  Ca.endar 838 

History  of  the  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite n 

Honors  due  at  Grand  Visitations 577 

Hymns . .  .51)8,  592,  589,  50-1,  552,  297,  293,  282,  280,  273,  2W,  258,  235,  231,  226,    73 

Inspector-General— 33d  Decree 493 

Introduction  to  Ineffable  and  Sublime  Degrees 28 

Intendant  op  the  Buildings— Sth  Degree 88 

Argument 84 

Apartment  and  its  Decorations 85 

Officers,  Titles,  etc...   85 

Regalia,  Jewels,  etc 86 

Reception 87 

Lesson 89 

Investiture 90 

History 91 

Irtimate  Secretary— 6th  Degree 61 

Argument 62 

Apartments  and  Decorations 03 

Officers  and  their  Costumes 03 

Reception 64 

Investment 65 

History 66 

Knight  of  the  Brazen  Serpent— 25th  Degree 357 

Argument 358 

The  Lodge,  its  Decorations 359 

Reception 362 

Knight  Commander  of  the  Temple— 27th  Degree 385 

Argument 386 

Lodge,  Furniture,  etc 387 

Officers  and  Titles 888 

Dress,  Decorations,  etc 389 

Reception 891 

History 394 

M  lsteb  Elect  of  Nine — :  >  1 1 1  Degree 95 

Argument 98 

Scenic  view  of  Hall 98 

Decorations,  etc 99 

Officers.  Titles 99 

Clothing 100 

Opening 101 

Reception 

History 103 

Mast i:i:  Elect  of  Fifteen — Loth  Degree 106 

Argument 108 

The  Chapter,  its  Decorations 107 

Officers.  Titles,  etc 107 

Ornaments,  Jewels,  etc 108 

Opening 109 

Reception Ill 

History 113 

Bought  of  the  Royal  Axe— 22d  Degree 323 

Argument 824 

Lodge,  Officers,  Decorations,  etc 325 

Opcuinir 327 

Reception  and  History. 827 

Knight  of  the  East  or  Sword — 15th  Degree 188 

Argument 184 

Apartments  of  the  Council 185 

Officer* 186 

Opening  and  Reception 188 

Khights  of  the  East  and  West— 17th  Degree 219 

Argument 320 

Apartments  and  Decorations 831 


682        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A.  RITE. 

l'»ge. 

Officers 224 

Clothing  ana  Regalia 224 

Opening 225 

Reception 229 

Investiture 234 

Lecture 236 

History 240 

Knight  Kadosh — 30th  Degree 439 

Argument 440 

Apartments,  Furniture,  Decorations 441 

Officers  of  the  Council 443 

Dress  of  Knight  Kadosh 443 

Reception 445 

Mystic  Ladder 451 

Knight  of  the  Rose-Croix— 18th  Degree 243 

Argument 244 

Apartments 247 

Officers  and  their  Jewels 251 

Clothing  and  Decorations 251 

Reception 254 

Charge  and  Lecture 259 

Ceremony  of  the  Table 263 

Holy  Thursday 265 

"  "        Ceremony 267 

"  "        Address 268 

Ceremony  of  Extinguishing  the  Lights 270 

Easter  Sunday 272 

"  "       Ceremony 273 

Ceremony  of  relighting  on  Ea»ter  Sunday 275 

Funeral  Ceremony 276 

Knight  of  the  Sun— 28th  Degree 399 

Argument 400 

Council-Chamber,  its  Furniture,  etc 401 

Officers,  their  Stations,  Clothing,  etc 404 

Opening 407 

Reception 409 

Scenic  View  of  Egyptian  Mysteries 414 

Knight  of  St.  Andrew — 2!)th  Degree 417 

Argument 418 

Apartments  and  their  Decorations 419 

Officers  and  Costumes 420 

Reception 422 

Lecture 427 

Lodge  of  Perfection— Inauguration  and  Constitution  of 501 

Oath  of  Fealty  and  Allegiance 504 

Ceremonial  Degree  at  Installation 506 

Installation  of  Officers  of 508 

General  Oath 514 

Masonic  Glossary,  for  Toasts 582 

Miserere 446 

Noachite,  or  Prussian  Knight— 21st  Degree.  ,  315 

Argument 316 

The  Chapter,  its  Decorations 317 

Reception 819 

History 320 

Odes 572,  175,166,87,    63 

Ode  to  Masonry 288 

Perfection— See  Lodge  of  Perfection. 

Perfect  Master— 5th  Degree 41 

Argument 48 


INDEX.  683 

P&ee- 

Scenic  view  at  Reception 49 

Decorations 51 

Officers,  Titles 52 

Clothing 52 

Reception 53 

Scenic  view  at  Tomb  58 

History 59 

Prefatory. 489,  437,  287,  215, 181,    26 

Prince  of  Jerusalem— Kith  Degree 195 

Argument 196 

Apartments  of  the  Council 197 

Officers,  1st  Apartment 198 

Jewels 198 

Costumes  and  Regalia 199 

Officers,  3d  Apartment 201 

Costumes 201 

Reception 203 

Decree 207 

History 209 

Prince  of  Mercy— 20th  Degree 3o7 

Argument 368 

Decorations  of  Chapter ;*9 

Reception 372 

Prince  of  tub  Tabernacle— 2-lih  Degree "47 

Argument 348 

The  Court,  its  Decorations,  etc **9 

Officers  and  Clothing 350 

Reception 3o* 

Proem £ 

Provost  and  Judge— 7th  Degree dm 

Argument 'y 

Apartment  and  its  Decorations 71 

Officers,  Titles,  etc <* 

Regalia,  Jewels,  etc «2 

Reception '3 

Investiture 77 

History "8 

Red  Letter 4S7 

Refections,  forms  of •  •  •  •  578 

Regulations  as  to  Decorations  of  the  Order 488,  496 

Master  of  the  Ninth  Arch — Kith  Degree 137 

Argument 13JJ 

Decorations  of  Chapter 139 

Officers,  Regalia 139 

Opening 141 

Reception 144 

History 145 

Right  Arm,  Ceremonial,  Lodge  of  Perfection 500 

Secret  Directory,  who  entitled  to 506 

Second  Series— Ineffable  Degrees— Prefatory 26 

Secret  Master — 4th  Degree 29 

Argument 30 

Scenic  view  of  Holy  Place 31 

The  Lodge  and  its  Decorations 33 

Officers  of  Lodge 35 

Clothing  and  Regalia  of 85 

Opening  of  Lodge  of 37 

Reception 38 

Signature,  Official— Prefix  to 602 

Sonata :.•„•„•  ™i 

Sonas 583i  573 

Statutes  relating  to  Discipline  and  Councils  of  Deliberation 584 

Sublime  Freemasonry— Opinion  of  London  Freemason's  (juar.  Mag 438 


C84        BOOK  OF  THE  A.  AND  A-  RITE. 


Sublime  Mabtkb  Elected— 11th  Depree llfl 

Argument 116 

The  Lodge,  its  Decorations 117 

Officers,  Titles,  etc 117 

Clothing,  Ornaments  and  Jewels .'  117 

Opening 119 

Reception 120 

History 122 

Closing '. 124 

Sublime  Prince  of  the  Royal  Secret— 32d  Degree 467 

Argument 4(i8 

Decorations ; 469 

Officers,  Titles 470 

The  Camp 472 

Clothing .' 474 

Reception \ .  . .  475 

Scenic  view  of  Admission  of  Novice 480 

Invocation 485 

Symbolic  Degrees 26 

Toasts  of  Obligation 579 

"       How  drank 580 

"       Directions  in  drinking 581 

"       Masonic  Glossary 682 

"       Song— Auld  Lang  Syne 583 

Third  Series 179 

Triple  Triangle,  Emblematic S3 

Visitations,  Grand— Honors  due.  etc HI 


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